While on vacation, a man was walking along a sandy beach. It was an absolutely beautiful day. All of a sudden he heard a panicked scream. Quickly looking around, the man saw a terrified woman next to a little boy. He quickly determined the little boy had swallowed something that was blocking his airway. The … Continue reading March 25, 2020 →

Just like everyone else, Shannon and I are experiencing a whole lot of togetherness. It dawned on me Sunday morning, when I saw how excited Shannon was that I was leaving the house to go to the church, she may be togethered out. And while I think being with me twenty-four hours a day, day … Continue reading March 24, 2020 →

Yesterday our church was hitting on all cylinders with the online worship services. We got a lot of comments about the great music. We didn't get any comments about the magnificent sermon. What the heck? Anyways, back to the devotional. Before the worship service began, Chris, Emily, and Grace showed me how their team effort … Continue reading March 23, 2020 →

Rerun from Daily Devotional March 21, 2017Mike sent me the worst joke in the history of jokes. It’s great!A Recent Study of Crow Road Kills in Alberta A recent government study, has found over 200 dead crows near Calgary, Alberta and there was concern that they may have died from the Avian Flu virus. A … Continue reading March 20, 2020 →

Note: You are invited to join us for virtual Bible Study on the first chapter of Revelation at 11:00am today by going to http://www.facebook.com/fumctemple/videos . Now for the good stuff.This past Sunday, world renowned opera singer, Julie Davies, sang in our traditional worship services. To say her music was breathtaking is a tremendous understatement. In … Continue reading March 19, 2020 →

Yesterday, my daughter, Lindsey, and a member of the church, Ruth, made my day by sending the same message. I hope it makes your day too. “If you bought 30 rolls of toilet paper, you owe 3 to the church. Tithing is not cancelled.” This got me thinking. What’s the big deal with everybody going … Continue reading March 18, 2020 →

Monday morning I couldn’t sleep any longer. Too many thoughts were swirling through my head about the Coronavirus. How effective would LiveStream worship actually be? How was I going to ensure all the members of the church staff continued to get a paycheck? What about Feed My Sheep or Family Promise? What about funerals, weddings, … Continue reading March 17, 2020 →

One day, a priest and a pastor stood near a sharp curve on a very busy road holding signs. The signs read, "The end is near!" and "Turn back before it's too late!" As a man in a yellow sports car roared past, he yelled "Idiots", made an obscene hand gesture, and stomped on the … Continue reading March 16, 2020 →

The Coronavirus has made the world a very weird place. People wearing face masks, March Madness played in empty arenas, travel to the United States being severely restricted, people in airplanes panicking when someone sneezes, stockpiling toilet paper, Italy is closed, the stock market dropped through the floor, passengers quarantined on cruise liners, the NBA … Continue reading March 13, 2020 →

A few weeks ago, Michele told me she wanted to share following experience. It spoke to me. I pray it does the same for you. “I always say some praying is best done on your knees. My Soul Sister has cancer. I was getting ready to fly out to New Mexico to spend the week … Continue reading March 12, 2020 →