Shannon's job is to plant.  My job is to water.  I'm an expert. I water the garden, potted plants, and flowerbeds like nobody's business.  It's the one thing I'm really good at. Yesterday afternoon, as I watered the potted plants, I noticed a very strange stalk in the middle of the flowers.  That's when I … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 19, 2021 →

Today, I will conduct a memorial service for a dear friend, go through a wedding rehearsal, and attend vacation bible school where the children are going to turn me into a living ice cream Sunday.  It’s going to be a long, good day.The memorial service will be good because I love this man, know his … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 9, 2021 →

Every Sunday, out of the hundreds of people I preach to, I can only be sure one person is listening.  Her name is Lizzy.  She’s thirteen years old and she is awesome.At the end of the worship service, as I greet people when they walk out the sanctuary doors, Lizzy and her family walk by.  … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 8, 2021 →

Yesterday, while eating lunch in the Dennis Hall breakroom, Pastor Kit was telling me how proud he was of his daughter, True.  That’s because True’s coaches had given her a T-shirt for working out so hard.  They appreciated her effort.Kit explained to True that hard work will always go further than talent.  I agreed.Then we … Continue reading Daily Devotional for July 7, 2021 →

For the last three years, I have been converting a small five acre field used for oats into a Bermuda grass pasture.  And while many people use sprigs for hybrid grass, I chose to use plant seeds.  The first year, I plowed the soil, planted the seed, packed them in, and waited for the rains.  … Continue reading Daily Devotional July 1, 2021 →

The three greatest movies of all-time are Fury, Lilo & Stitch, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?  No other movie has come close to cracking the top three but that may have changed. Sunday afternoon I got the following text from Gary:  "Watched a movie I thought you might like called "Greater" on Netflix.  A … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 30, 2021 →

There are three large whiteboard calendars hanging on the wall in the Dennis Hall breakroom.  They make planning future church events much easier.Yesterday, as I ate lunch in the breakroom, Breana was staring at one of the calendars.  In a voice filled with dismay, she said, “Oh no!  In a few weeks, I’ll be 25.  … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 29, 2021 →

I am beginning to think the only reason we have a garden is to make sure the rabbits have something to eat.  But the good news is the rabbits are focusing all their attention on the broccoli Shannon planted. I'm good with that because homegrown, store bought, or delivered from outer space, I am not … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 28, 2021 →

Because of the pandemic, I have repeatedly sterilized my hands with sanitizer.  But using this much sanitizer for over a year has its drawback.  While I have become a germ-free zone, I have noticed the hand sanitizer is tearing up the skin on my fingers.  It has become especially uncomfortable around my ring finger.Yesterday, I … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 24, 2021 →

Monday, I was not in a good mood.  That’s because I knew I was going to forced to spend the next two days, glued to the computer for an extended Zoom meeting of Annual Conference. The is the yearly meeting of the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Each church sends all their … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 23, 2021 →