This morning, when I took the dogs out for their early morning walk, I stepped into the darkness onto the grass.  It crunched.  Crunching grass means it is covered in ice and whenever I hear that sound, I remember the winter storm in February 2021.  It was bad. Do you remember how bad it was? In some places, … Continue reading Daily Devotional January 31, 2023 →

Jeff is a friend of mine.  For Christmas, he gave me a magnetic sign that attaches to the truck door.  It is unlike any sign I’ve ever seen before.  The words are listed below.             PREACHER FOR HIRE Weddings, Funerals, Exorcisms, and Snake Charming General Fleecing of the Flock Yep.  That’s the kind of friends I have.  This got me thinking. … Continue reading Daily Devotional January 30, 2023 →

Yesterday, Dr. Bradley walked into the Dennis Hall wearing one of the most beautiful sports coats I had ever seen.  I said, “Dr. Bradley, if anything happens to you, can I have that coat?”  He said, “I will let Becky know.”Then, without missing a beat, Ellie, who was sitting at the reception desk said, “If you wore … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 26, 2023 →

Mark sent me this.  It is too good not to share. God's Wife    Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.  The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.The winner was: 1.  A four-year-old child, whose next doorneighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost hiswife. Upon seeing the … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 25, 2023 →

Every week, our church identifies someone as the Member of the Week.  These are people who are either going through a very hard time or celebrating a huge milestone in their lives.The members of our congregation are asked to write cards to the Member of the Week, letting them know they are loved, valued, and being … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 24, 2023 →

This past weekend, I experienced the acronym FOMO.  This stands for Fear Of Missing Out.  That’s because I needed to be at two important events at the exact same time. Breana and Jason had asked me to conduct their wedding in Castorville, Texas.  At the same moment the wedding was scheduled to take place, the MidTex Conference of … Continue reading Daily Devotional January 23, 2023 →

Because of construction delays on their new home, Pastor Kit and Pastor Leslie have been commuting to our church from Harker Heights.  While I never heard either of them complain, I know it had to be frustrating to have their closing date pushed back time and time again. Yesterday, the movers packed up the Tomlinson’s belongings … Continue reading Daily Devotional January 19, 2023 →

Drew is a great guy.  Sunday, Drew gave all of us a scare.Just as I started the sermon, I noticed a commotion in the back of the sanctuary.  Something was terribly wrong with Drew.  Brian was already at Drew’s side and many of the doctors in the sanctuary were headed his way.While this was not the first episode … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 18, 2023 →

Saturday was a great day.  I worked on the sermon, moved hay for the cows, performed Johnny and Mary Jacq’s wedding, and attended Gary’s retirement party.  It was a great day.  Then life took an unexpected turn. Shannon, who is much more observant than I am, noticed a large puddle next to our drive.  Sure enough, we had a … Continue reading Daily Devotional January 17, 2023 →

Yesterday, I was visiting with a friend who is at a turning point in his life.  Important decisions need to be made.  As we talked, he said, “I don’t hear God.”  But the more we talked, the clearer it became God had been speaking all along, he just didn’t recognize God’s voice.This got me thinking.Most of us won’t … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 12, 2023 →