Rerun of Daily Devotional January 30, 2017 Yesterday during lunch, Eddie told me the hearing assist device our church provided in the sanctuary did not function properly and cut out just as the sermon began.  I told him we would look at all the devices this week and make sure they were working properly.  Then I said, … Continue reading Daily Devotional January9, 2023 →

Monday morning, as I was shaving, I looked in the mirror and noticed a small red spot above my left eye.  I didn’t think much of it, but I asked Shannon to look.  She wanted me to go to the doctor.  I said no.Tuesday morning, as I was shaving, I looked the mirror and noticed the small red … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 5, 2023 →

Barbara is a member of our church.  I just love her because her sense of humor is as bad as mine.These are the puns Barbara sent me.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson.2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.3. Writing my name in … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 4, 2023 →

This is the first devotional of the new year.  It feels strange to write 2023 but that’s where we are.  This got me thinking.There are 365 days, 52.1429 weeks, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, and 31,536,000 seconds in each year. When I was younger, that would have sounded like a lot, but the older I get, the more aware … Continue reading Daily Devotional for January 3, 2023 →

When the church remodeled Dennis Hall, the trustees put my office in the very back corner, as far away from people as they could get.  I think it’s because they were embarrassed of me.Anyways, for my office, I have an open-door policy, which means, unless I am in a counseling session, the door remains open, and … Continue reading Daily Devotional for December 29, 2022 →

Carol is a very active volunteer in our church.  She regularly works in the church office, sets up Holy Communion for Christmas Eve, and yesterday, helped the staff take down Christmas decorations.  I’ve always considered her a relatively pure soul but one day, I wasn’t so sure.During a conversation, Carol volunteered that she was a card-carrying member … Continue reading Daily Devotional for December 28, 2022 →

This year, Christmas Eve was on Saturday and Christmas was on Sunday.  For me, it was like stepping into a whirlwind. The first service on Christmas Eve was geared towards families with young children.  The sanctuary was packed with little ones dressed as shepherds, angels, donkeys, camels, wisemen, Mary, Joseph, the list goes on and on…. The … Continue reading Daily Devotional December 27, 2022 →

Extremely cold weather is coming our way this morning.  I am not a fan because I am delicate. Actually, I really do dread the extreme cold because I still have memories of the terrible storm in 2021 that froze Texas, killed many people, and resulted in a tremendous amount of material damage due to frozen pipes … Continue reading Daily Devotional December 22, 2022 →

Daily Devotional for December 21, 2022 Because of everything happening this year, some of our committees are meeting later than usual.  One of these is the Nominations Committee. Earlier this week, the Nominations Committee met in my office.  We elected Adrian to be the secretary as we filled all the church officers for the next year.  It was a lot. Later, … Continue reading →

Because we livestream the 11:00 Traditional Worship Service, there is a light mounted at the sound booth that turns from yellow to green to let me know it’s time to start the service.Sunday, at 12:01 p.m., I got a text message that was addressed to Chris, Allison, and me. It was a picture of a … Continue reading Daily Devotional for December 20, 2022 →