Last week, Sandra walked into my office and said, "You've got to see this." She handed me the section of the Temple Daily Telegram that had real-estate listings. This is the page where realtors advertise their properties with a small picture and description. I saw pictures of homes and smiling realtors. Then I noticed something … Continue reading September 9, 2019 →

Rerun Daily Devotional from July 25, 2017 Brian sent me the following quote that got me thinking: “Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the reason I have trust issues.” I get that. Thinking I was biting into a chocolate chip only to find out it is a raisin would be a rude … Continue reading September 6, 2019 →

Years ago, when I was moving Caitlyn Su into an apartment at A&M, I was struggling to carry her laundry basket filled with blankets up the stairs. A young college student saw me huffing and puffing and said, “Sir, may I carry that for you.” As I looked at this kind young man, I realized … Continue reading September 5, 2019 →

Throughout thirty years as a pastor, I have hired many people to work for the church. Sometimes it looks like I don’t know which end is up when they don’t work out for a host of reasons. But even a blind squirrel gets a nut every once in a while. Janet is my nut. I … Continue reading September 4, 2019 →

Yesterday, for my birthday, Shannon and I went to Lowe's to buy a portable generator. And while some may wonder how a generator can be a birthday gift, just know it was exactly what I wanted. I was pumped. It took two huffing, puffing salesmen to lift the generator off the floor onto a flat … Continue reading September 3, 2019 →

Recycle from Daily Devotional April 6, 2017 The following devotional is not for the faint of heart. So if you are easily grossed out, stop reading. Mike sent me the following story and said, “If you can turn this into a devotional you are a true master!” I’ve always wanted to be a “true master,” … Continue reading August 30, 2019 →

This past week in a meeting, Bo and Jerri were trying to explain the advantages of having the virtual assistant device built by Amazon called Alexa. But I’m old, anti-technology, ignorant, and set in my ways. I just don’t like the idea of something continually listening and monitoring everything I say. Bo went on to … Continue reading August 29, 2019 →

Last Sunday, during the Sunday school hour, I was in a Bible skills contest with our third, fourth, and fifth graders. What made me anxious about the whole thing was their darling, grace-filled, joyous teacher, Mrs. Goodfellow, looked at me and snarled, “You’re going down.” She scared the tar out of me. The diabolical questions … Continue reading August 28, 2019 →

Yesterday was a very bad day. As I read the news, I was deeply disturbed to see that Kentucky Fried Chicken has partnered with vegetarian food producer “Beyond Meat” to come up with fake chicken. The new nuggets and boneless wings are described as “plant-based” poultry. As I continued to read the article about Kentucky … Continue reading August 27, 2019 →

For many families, this is the first full week of students returning to school. That means there are a lot of households in complete chaos as parents pack lunches, make sure permission forms are signed, wait in long lines at the school to drop off their children, deal with crying children who don't want to … Continue reading August 26, 2019 →