I am what is best known as a “news junkie.”  Every morning, I read the news on eight different websites.  I have concluded that all of them present the news slanted towards their network’s biases.  I believe this is a systemic problem that permeates the entire media.  It is destructive for our nation and stokes the flames of anger … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 12, 2024 →

This past Saturday, when I finished writing the sermon, I was so proud of me.  I knew it was the greatest sermon in the history of sermons (with the exception of Jesus’ preaching The Sermon on the Mount).When I hit save, my office was filled with the sound of the Hallelujah Chorus.  When I hit print, the … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 11, 2024 →

Having Shannon home has made me reevaluate something I’ve always taken for granted.  It’s time.Shannon has a fulltime caregiver because she cannot be left alone.  Gloria works forty hours a week.  That means I am with Shannon the other one hundred twenty-eight hours of the week.  I consider this as the greatest privilege of my life.  What this means is … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 10, 2024 →

David, Jeff, and Calvin are three people I pray for every morning because of the life-changing decisions they made.  Today, I will tell you a little bit about each of them.David is one of those irritating people that can do anything, which is very annoying to those of us who can barely tie our shoes.  On top … Continue reading Daily Devotional for June 6, 2024 →

Nicole and her family are true blessings to our church.  In fact, the best way to describe Nicole and Josh’s three sons is to say they are little terminators on steroids.  They are a lot of fun.Nicole does graphic design for our church.   She is very gifted. Yesterday, Kay walked into my office and handed me a beautiful brochure … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 5, 2024 →

Decades ago, when Shannon and I went on our first date, I knew immediately I wanted to marry her.  I was madly in love.  It still seems strange to me that on the night I asked Shannon to marry me, she actually thought I was breaking up with her.  Apparently, I wasn’t the smooth talker I thought I … Continue reading Daily Devotional June 4, 2024 →

This coming Sunday, if everything goes according to plan, Shannon’s caregiver will bring her to church.  This is something I am really looking forward to.  Seeing her face in the congregation will be a true blessing to me.Unlike the rest of us, for Shannon to come to church takes a lot of planning.  Prior to being our children’s … Continue reading Daily Devotional for May 30, 2024 →

Phillip is the chair of our Trustees Committee.  He and I were talking about different aspects of our church. Carol is on every committee in the church – twice.  She is currently volunteering as the front desk receptionist while Ellie is on vacation.    Yesterday, as Phillip was standing in the door of my office, Carol walked up with a … Continue reading Daily Devotional May 29, 2024 →

For me, one of the most traumatic events Shannon went through was getting her head shaved to have a shunt placed in her brain.  She didn’t realize it was happening because she was unconscious and would not regain consciousness without it.  While it seems insignificant in the scheme of what she had already been through, for some … Continue reading Daily Devotional for May 28, 2024 →

Prior to Shannon’s injury and hospitalization in Dallas, she was our church’s children’s program director.  I truly think it was the highlight of her life.  She lived for the children.  Her favorite program was Vacation Bible School.  She made sure the entire church knew it was an all-hands-on-deck ministry.  Building a huge volcano, a giant Lite-Brite, printing children’s T-shirts, and … Continue reading Daily Devotional for May 23, 2024 →