Don is one of the finest, most intelligent people I have ever met.  He’s now in heaven.  He taught me an invaluable lesson.  I hope his poetry speaks to you the way it did to me. Rerun Daily Devotional April 19, 2017 Barbara sent me the following email.  It really got me thinking. My husband has started writing bad … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 19, 2023 →

For the last three years, Jim and Jan have been going through a very difficult time as physicians tried to figure out what was making Jim so incredibly ill.A few weeks ago, the doctors discovered through a fluke exactly what was wrong.  Jim was told his diagnosis was one in a million.  Praise God after a successful … Continue reading Daily Devotional for April 18, 2023 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional April 17, 2017 John sent me the following story.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. “Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. The pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down.  The … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 17, 2023 →

Shannon and I have horses.  Let me restate that.  Shannon has horses.  I have cows.I am not a big horse person, but Shannon loves them.  So, whenever she gets really mad at me, I buy her a horse to save our marriage.She’s gotten mad at me six times.Because of Shannon’s hip replacement surgery, I have been the one taking … Continue reading Daily Devotional for April 13, 2023 →

As soon as I met Becky, I fell in love with her.  She’s one of the finest people I have ever met.   She’s one of the saints of our church who coordinates the acolytes and never falls asleep during my sermons. Recently, Becky’s health took a dramatic turn in the wrong direction, and she almost died.  By the … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 12, 2023 →

This year for Easter, our worship services were dramatically different because there was no sermon.  Instead, our magnificent choir, accompanied by a very talented orchestra, presented COME to the CROSS and REMEMBER.  It was beautiful. What I didn’t expect happened after the services were over. After the first service, Brian walked up, shook my hand, and said, “That … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 11, 2023 →

There are many times when my marriage is in serious jeopardy.  It’s always Shannon’s fault.  Here’s an example.Through the years, Shannon has done almost all the grocery shopping because when I go to the grocery store, she doesn’t like the results.On those rare occasions when Shannon sends me grocery shopping, she always makes a meticulous list of … Continue reading Daily Devotional for April 6, 2023 →

Years ago, a pastor friend of mine, stood before the congregation for the benediction at the end of the Easter Worship Service and said, “I will see many of you again on Christmas Eve.”While it is true that many people who come to church on Easter won’t darken the church doors again until Christmas Eve, … Continue reading Daily Devotional for April 5, 2023 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional April 3, 2018 Way back at the beginning of time, when I was in the process of becoming a pastor, I served the Haslet/Dido Charge.  That meant serving two small, wonderful congregations at the same time. Danny Peek was an old cowboy who served on the Haslet Pastor Parish Relations Committee.  Sonny Nance … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 4, 2023 →

Barbara sent me the following account from Corrie Ten Boom’s life.  I pray it speaks to you the way it spoke to me. “Sex,” I was pretty sure, meant whether you were a boy or girl, and “sin” made Tante Jans very angry, but what the two together meant I could not imagine. And so, seated … Continue reading Daily Devotional April 3, 2023 →