Rerun of Daily Devotional December 14, 2017 Phyllis sent the following story about a wise dog.  The lesson is clear. “An old Doberman starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost.  Wandering  about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.  The old Doberman thinks, "Oh, oh! … Continue reading Daily Devotional December 12, 2022 →

This past Monday, our children participated in the Temple Christmas Parade by riding on our Groovy Jesus float.  It was a huge production.In building the float, I am certain Jim and Kay consulted with NASA to make sure everything was perfect.  It was built to look like a giant VW van with white Christmas lights, groovy colors, … Continue reading Daily Devotional for December 8, 2022 →

One of my greatest privileges is being able to pray for others.  I have a list.  This means if I ever tell you I am praying for you, your name is written on this list as well as exactly what I am praying for.  Once the prayer is answered, I mark through the name.  It’s incredibly rewarding to mark … Continue reading Daily Devotional December 7, 2022 →

Last week, a FedEx driver allegedly kidnapped Athena Strand, a seven-year-old girl, outside her home and murdered her.  The Wise County Sherriff reported the driver confessed to this horrible crime.I cannot image the pain Athena’s family is experiencing.  I expect it is as close hell on earth as someone can get.Yesterday, I saw a statement by Athena’s … Continue reading Daily Devotional for December 6, 2022 →

Last night our church held the annual Advent Adventures.  The best way to describe this is to say we load up hundreds of children with tons of sugar and every Christmas craft known to humankind and send them home for their parents to deal with.  It was awesome. Tonight, we have the Temple Christmas Parade.  All I can … Continue reading Daily Devotional December 5, 2022 →

Daily Devotional for December 1, 2022 Chris is our volunteer tech guru.  He works for a large computer company.  He got a patent for the company a few months ago.  I asked how he personally benefitted from getting a patent for the company.  He said, “I get a plague on the wall and a whole lot of street cred in … Continue reading →

Laura is our church’s communion steward, which involves a great of time and effort. Every month Laura arranges for all the servers at each service, makes sure the trays are filled with cups of grape juice, searches the area grocery stores for loaves of King’s Hawaiian Bread, sets up the elements on the altar for … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 30, 2022 →

In a moment of candid honesty, I have to say I am incredibly intelligent.  Here’s a good example.Because of the acute need for water during this year’s drought, I have been very keen on knowing how much rain has fallen.  So, I bought a rain gauge. I picked the perfect fence post to mount the rain gauge and … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 29, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional November 28, 2017 Yesterday I went to Temple to buy some parts for my beloved tractor.  On the way home, I stopped at Buc-ee’s, my all-time favorite gas station, and filled up the truck. When I got into the truck and turned the key, nothing happened.  After a few tries, I realized that … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 28, 2022 →

Everyone has a unique talent.  Mine is immediately noticing when someone gets a haircut.  As you can imagine, this isn’t much of a talent worth bragging about.Yesterday morning, when I walked into Dennis Hall, Lucia was sitting at the reception desk and because of my useless talent, I recognized she had gotten a haircut.I said, “You got … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 22, 2022 →