Monday morning, in the staff meeting, Chris announced our new church website was about to launch.  He asked everyone to evaluate the website for any last minute suggestions.Without needing to look at the site, I humbly proposed as soon as someone opened the website, the first thing they saw was a giant picture of my … Continue reading Daily Devotional for August 4, 2021 →

Yesterday afternoon, I visited Allan.  Anne has given me permission to share my experience with you. Allan has a form of dementia called Frontotemporal Degeneration which impacts behavior, personality, language, memory, and movement.  It slowly drains a person of life. The good news is Allan's personality has remained gentle and kind.  He recognizes Anne and … Continue reading Daily Devotional August 3, 2021 →

A typical weekend for FUMC Temple. Pastor Kit and Emma took our high school youth on a mystery trip.  They floated the river in San Marcos, went to Ripley's Believe It Or Not, played mini golf, and, most importantly, went axe throwing. That's right.  Pastor Kit taught our youth how to properly throw an axe.  … Continue reading Daily Devotional August 2, 2021 →

I have finally found the solution to all of humanity’s problems.  In fact, as soon as I am through writing this devotional, I am going to say a prayer and tell God what I’ve figured out.  I know God will agree.  It all started the other day.Melissa is our church office administrator.  She tells me … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 29, 2021 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional July 29, 2015 My senior year in college, I had a great deal of trouble finding a job.  After filling out too many job applications, I was finally hired as a janitor in a sausage factory.   I was incredibly thankful for the job. For an entire year, I cleaned meat packing … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 28, 2021 →

One of the very exciting things our church is doing will happen on Wednesdays.  This fall, in addition the regular children’s programming, after the church wide evening meal, we will clear the plates off the tables and have an old fashioned of worship service in Grobowsky Hall.  This past Wednesday, a group met in my … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 27, 2021 →

Yesterday, I preached from the 20th chapter of the Book of Acts.  It is one of my all-time favorite stories, because as Paul is preaching, Eutychus sits in a window, falls asleep, falls out the window and dies.  It's pretty obvious why I like this scripture passage.  The message is simple:  "If you fall asleep … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 26, 2021 →

There are some things in life that are a given. The sun always rises in the East.  It always rains the day I wash my truck.  Bad things always happen in threes.I know these are true because I’ve experienced them.There are also some things in heaven that are a given.There is no email.  Brussels sprouts are … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 22, 2021 →

I had seen this years ago and forgotten all about it.  Then, Mark sent it a few days ago.  The message is so important, I decided to share it with you.“If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it.   If you're spiritually curious, there is still … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 21, 2021 →

Last week, Shannon and I were on vacation.  I had a long list of chores to accomplish.  Most of them involved a tractor, which is God's greatest invention. Unfortunately, my well thought out plans didn't happen quite the way I wanted because of the pouring rains.  Realizing the pastures were too wet to use a … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 20, 2021 →