Janet is our church cook. Yesterday, she was unable to attend worship because she was busy cooking lunch for the New Members/Visitors Class that I teach on Methodism. When I walked into the parlor kitchen and saw the wonderful feast that Janet had prepared, she proudly said, "I want you to know that I listened … Continue reading September 23, 2019 →

Rerun from Daily Devotional July 18, 2018 A friend in our congregation was having difficulty in her marriage so I gave her the name of a very effective counselor and prayed the session went well. A few days ago, (and I share this with her permission), she let me know how the session had gone. … Continue reading September 20, 2019 →

Tuesday night, I was speaking to a very large crowd at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston. My brother, John, is the senior pastor. Just as John stood up to introduce me to his congregation, I took a sip of water from a glass on the table. It was covered in condensation but I … Continue reading September 19, 2019 →

Brian sent the following devotional. I hope it means as much to you as it does to me. Tom: As I shared with you, I have been traveling again for work. I was on a return flight from Charlotte, NC and was waiting to board the flight in the usual order of things. A little … Continue reading September 18, 2019 →

I really feel sorry for our sound technicians because they have to make my voice understandable in both a large sanctuary and a praise and worship center. That’s not easy because my voice sounds like a Muppet with a head cold. I don’t mike well and by the end of the three worship services, the … Continue reading September 17, 2019 →

Day before yesterday, a solid gold toilet named America was stolen from a palace in the United Kingdom. It was worth over one million dollars. Earlier, it had been on display at the Guggenheim in New York City, where people made three minute reservations to use the toilet. It was actually used by more than … Continue reading September 16, 2019 →

Rerun Daily Devotional July 14, 2017 One of my favorite weekday activities happen when parents bring their children by the church office so that we can eat popsicles. There are two reasons I think this is very important. First, it helps these little ones understand that the church is a safe place and that someday … Continue reading September 13, 2019 →

Some people believe Christians are uncompassionate, xenophobic, intolerant, women suppressing, gay hating, white supremist loving, Darwin doubting, science disputing, flat earth subscribing, hypocritical, grace withholding, boring, uptight, miserly, and joyless people. None of that is true. Sadly, we have allowed the lunatic fringe of the faith to define who we are to a world that … Continue reading September 12, 2019 →

Yesterday, I did not want to go home. That’s because Shannon had spent the day sitting in front of the computer taking a defensive driving course for an undeserved speeding ticket. She was not in a good mood and I was afraid. While you may not have a cranky, defensive driving course taking, Shannon in … Continue reading September 11, 2019 →

Yesterday for lunch, I decided to eat vegetarian so I went to Chick-fil-A. As I stood in line with all the other vegetarians, waiting to get their chicken sandwiches, I started thinking about the chicken sandwich war that is being fought about between Popeye’s, Chick-fil-A, and Wendy’s. I’m not sure what all the hysteria is … Continue reading September 10, 2019 →