Two days ago, my younger brother, turned fifty-eight years old.  This means John is now officially older than dirt. What's so strange is I don't see him as an old man.  I still see him as we were when we were younger but time has moved on.  Sometimes I forget. This got me thinking. I … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 25, 2021 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional October 21, 2019 In 2008, Billy Currington released a song about sitting in a bar with an old man.  As they get to know each other, he sings, "We talked about God's grace and all the hell we raised, then I heard the ol' man say; "God is great, beer is … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 21, 2021 →

Yesterday, I saw a report about thousands of cargo ships sitting offshore, waiting for their turn to enter ports to be unloaded.  The same report explained the entire supply chain is backed up and will wreak havoc on Christmas shopping. The reporter announced if you want to have a good Christmas, better start shopping now. … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 20, 2021 →

Shannon is one of those truly rare, irritating people that can do anything she sets her mind to.  She’s a jack of all trades. She uses her tractor to rake the hay, pens and loads the cows, helps me build fence, plants every type of tree God ever created, grows flowers and vegetables, is incredibly … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 19, 2021 →

This past year, I decided our church would be able to carry on its mission with two clergy instead of three.  And while, at times, this has been a real stretch, Pastor Kit and I have been able to make it work.  But in order for this to happen, our laity have taken on more … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 18, 2021 →

Last week, Facebook went down for the day.  Breana, our twelve-year-old Children’s Program Director, told me it was one of the worst days of her life.  She found herself continually reaching for her phone only to realize Facebook wasn’t there.  She said, “I about died.”When I asked Emma, our 11-year-old youth intern, how Facebook’s absence … Continue reading Daily Devotional for October 14, 2021 →

This past Sunday, just before the first worship service, as the choir finished rehearsing, one of my all-time favorite people began to feel ill.  Luckily, her doctor was also singing in the choir and was able to immediately determine the problem.Realizing she was going to be okay but needed to rest, she stayed in the … Continue reading Daily Devotional for October 13, 2021 →

Yesterday, it was announced that Jon Gruden is stepping down as the Las Vegas Raiders coach, after an email scandal showed the football coach had used incredibly offensive language and sent profane pictures to others. I am positive Coach Gruden would have never done any of this if he had truly understood the risks involved … Continue reading Daily Devotional October 12, 2021 →

Yesterday, when I left the doctor’s office, they gave me a huge stack of papers.  I did not read any of them.When I got to the church office, Shannon and Melissa were visiting.  That’s when I happened to glance at the mountain of papers, I had gotten at the patient check out.  Under Preventive Care, it … Continue reading Daily Devotional for October 7, 2021 →

Last week, Laura woke up David in the middle of the night and told him to rush her to the emergency room.The next morning, I called to check on her.  As we talked, she told me how blessed she was that her appendix had ruptured when it did.  Her response caught me by surprise.Laura went … Continue reading Daily Devotional for October 6, 2021 →