Rerun from Daily Devotional March 21, 2017Mike sent me the worst joke in the history of jokes. It’s great!A Recent Study of Crow Road Kills in Alberta A recent government study, has found over 200 dead crows near Calgary, Alberta and there was concern that they may have died from the Avian Flu virus. A … Continue reading March 20, 2020 →

Note: You are invited to join us for virtual Bible Study on the first chapter of Revelation at 11:00am today by going to http://www.facebook.com/fumctemple/videos . Now for the good stuff.This past Sunday, world renowned opera singer, Julie Davies, sang in our traditional worship services. To say her music was breathtaking is a tremendous understatement. In … Continue reading March 19, 2020 →

Yesterday, my daughter, Lindsey, and a member of the church, Ruth, made my day by sending the same message. I hope it makes your day too. “If you bought 30 rolls of toilet paper, you owe 3 to the church. Tithing is not cancelled.” This got me thinking. What’s the big deal with everybody going … Continue reading March 18, 2020 →

Monday morning I couldn’t sleep any longer. Too many thoughts were swirling through my head about the Coronavirus. How effective would LiveStream worship actually be? How was I going to ensure all the members of the church staff continued to get a paycheck? What about Feed My Sheep or Family Promise? What about funerals, weddings, … Continue reading March 17, 2020 →

One day, a priest and a pastor stood near a sharp curve on a very busy road holding signs. The signs read, "The end is near!" and "Turn back before it's too late!" As a man in a yellow sports car roared past, he yelled "Idiots", made an obscene hand gesture, and stomped on the … Continue reading March 16, 2020 →

The Coronavirus has made the world a very weird place. People wearing face masks, March Madness played in empty arenas, travel to the United States being severely restricted, people in airplanes panicking when someone sneezes, stockpiling toilet paper, Italy is closed, the stock market dropped through the floor, passengers quarantined on cruise liners, the NBA … Continue reading March 13, 2020 →

A few weeks ago, Michele told me she wanted to share following experience. It spoke to me. I pray it does the same for you. “I always say some praying is best done on your knees. My Soul Sister has cancer. I was getting ready to fly out to New Mexico to spend the week … Continue reading March 12, 2020 →

Monday, as I sat in the dentist’s chair with Bob’s giant fingers in my mouth, I listened as he explained to the dental assistant that I was getting much better at preaching and last Sunday’s sermon was only six seconds too long. Just as I started to bite Bob’s fingers, he threatened to remove my … Continue reading March 11, 2020 →

There is no question that I love Shannon. That doesn’t mean there aren’t times when she doesn’t make me nuts. She does. Last week was a good example. Just as I was beginning the staff meeting, Shannon called and said that our neighbor’s cow was in distress and needed help birthing her first calf. This … Continue reading March 10, 2020 →

Every Sunday morning, there is a quick meeting in my office with the pastors, program directors, lay leader, and live stream coordinator to ensure that we are all on the same page as we start the day. Usually, it is a fairly routine meeting with no surprises. Then yesterday happened. In the middle of the … Continue reading March 9, 2020 →