Friday Repeat 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 June 7, 2019 →

I am a huge fan of country music. And one of my favorite artists is Eric Church. That’s because his music has filled some huge holes in my theological education. His latest release is entitled Some Of It. It has to do with what we learn and how we learn it. The refrain is: Some … Continue reading June 6, 2019 →

I ended yesterday's devotional by saying, "I praise God I am married to such a wonderful person. It's either love or my good looks. I think I'll ask her." Then Dale sent the following email: "No, Tom. Don't ask. She will tell you the truth." Not sure what he meant by that but I'm pretty … Continue reading June 5, 2029 →

One of my closest friends says, “God takes care of old ladies and fools and I am no old lady.” I feel the same way. Today is my wedding anniversary. I don’t know why Shannon married me. I know me. I wouldn’t marry me, but Shannon did anyway. It must be love. Now that I … Continue reading June 4, 2019 →

Pastor Joe went to the doctor for his annual exam. The doctor told him that if he didn't lose thirty pounds his health was in serious jeopardy. So Pastor Joe decided to go on a strict diet. The members of the congregation were skeptical because they knew Pastor Joe loved to eat. One morning, Pastor … Continue reading June 3, 2019 →

Last Sunday, Jeana asked if I would run old devotionals on the Fridays I am off. Since she is much more intelligent than I am, I decided to follow her advice. Here's a devotional from five years ago. I pray that it somehow blesses your day. Devotion for June 5, 2014 A man, here in … Continue reading May 31, 2019 →

This past Sunday, Sam and his sister, Julie, who is a world-class opera singer, sang a duet during the offertory. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. The only thing that would have made it better is if they had invited me to sing with them. But for some reason, … Continue reading May 30, 2019 →

Jeana sent a picture of a sign she saw at a restaurant in Salado. The sign was printed in the format you would see in a dictionary. It said: “{calories} [noun] /pronounce/kal-uh-rees, Tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew your clothes a little big tighter every night.” Now I understand. The fact that … Continue reading May 29, 2019 →

Early this morning, I read an email from Barbara about some visitors to our church this past Sunday. They were worried they were sitting in someone's seat. This reminded me of an experience I had in my mid-twenties. I was a young man stationed at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. I decided to visit the United Methodist … Continue reading May 29, 2019 →

Somewhere on an aircraft carrier, there's a sailor headed towards the Persian Gulf. Somewhere in Afghanistan, there's a soldier on patrol. Somewhere off our coast, there's a seaman on a Coast Guard Cutter searching for drug smugglers. Somewhere, in the middle of nowhere, there's a Marine guarding our nuclear weapons. Somewhere off the Alaska coast, … Continue reading May 27, 2019 →