Rerun of Daily Devotional for November 19, 2014 A wonderful woman in my congregation sent me the account of her best Thanksgiving.  I asked for permission to share it as a Daily Devotional, and she was gracious enough to do so.  I think it puts everything in its proper perspective. “I want to tell you about the … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 7, 2022 →

In Grobowsky Hall, we have an audio/video system that is so sophisticated, only God really understands it. But as our programing continues to grow, I have realized we need more than God and a few gifted individuals to run such a complicated system. Yesterday, I called Chris to set a time for training.  At first, he didn’t … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 3, 2022 →

This past Sunday, just before the 8:30 worship service began, I walked out one of the vestibules to see if anyone was still in the parking lots.  A few stragglers were making their way to the church.  That was the moment I saw Larry and Carol.While I’m wasn’t worried about Carol because she’s good to go, I … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 2, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional November 1, 2018 Mike sent the following story.  It really made me think. "I have changed my system for labeling homemade freezer meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters, "Meatloaf" or "Pot Roast" or "Steak and Vegetables or "Chicken and Dumplings" or "Beef Pot Pie."However, I used to get … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 1, 2022 →

This past week was the sixth Saturday in a row I’ve conducted a funeral.  I do a lot of them. This means I am continually reminded I won’t live in this world forever and someday, someone like me will stand over my grave and say, “This body we commit to the ground.  Earth to earth, ashes to … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 31, 2022 →

Every Monday our staff meeting starts with a devotional.  That’s because, if anyone needs Jesus, it’s our staff.  This week it was Buzz’ turn.  Because it was Buzz, I knew it would be a real doozy.  He did not disappoint. Buzz concluded his devotional by saying, “Don’t sweat the petty stuff and don’t pet the sweaty stuff.”  Truer words were never … Continue reading Daily Devotional for October 27, 2022 →

Early one morning while the stars still twinkled in the darkness of a black sky, I let the dogs out to do their business. As I stood there looking at the beautiful night sky, in the midst of a truly peaceful moment, I smelled something terrible.  Suddenly the serenity of the moment was gone because my … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 26, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional August 21, 2017 A few days ago, as I stared into the bathroom mirror while shaving, I said, “It’s hard to believe I am this good looking.”  Shannon said, “Yes, it is hard to believe.”  But she said it without enthusiasm or vigor. In fact, right after saying that my looks were hard … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 25, 2022 →

Last week, Jeff and I were talking about marriage.  He said now that he’s older and not nearly as good looking as he used to be, he had been worried Suzanne would wake up, look at him and think, “What have I done?” So, in order to save his marriage, Jeff learned to cook and because … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 24, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional October 3, 2017 Yesterday I got up at 4:30, took the dogs for a short walk, and then got to work on the Daily Devotional.  Once I was done, I hit send, and then turned on the news.  That’s when I saw a man filled with evil, with access to automatic weapons … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 19, 2022 →