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Daily Devotional May 23, 2023

Posted on May 23, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“…‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ “. (Matthew 25:40, NIV)

I lived in Texas for the better part of a year. On my days off I would drive throughout Central Texas. I enjoyed seeing the breathtaking views of the Hill Country.

While traveling alongside the Guadalupe River, I came upon an unusual sight. A long line of cowboy boots was sitting atop a row of fenceposts. I had heard that cowboys leave their boots to convey messages to passersby.

Daily Devotional May 19, 2023

Posted on May 19, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“If we say we love God yet hate a brother or sister, we are liars…”. (I John 4:20, TNIV)

I once heard the story about a woman named Regina King. Regina is from the African country of Rwanda. Regina’s son was tragically killed during the genocide that took place in the mid-1990’s. Regina admits to having nursed bitterness and thoughts of vengeance toward her son’s killer. But, one night she had a dream she was walking down a street and saw a house. She knew it was the house of her enemy. She heard God say, “Go into the house.” “But Lord,” Regina replied,

Daily Devotional May 18, 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life”. (Proverbs 4:23, ESV)

I am not prone to omphalophobia (the fear of belly buttons). I don’t give them much thought. However, I am a bit of an ophidiophobe. I don’t care much for snakes.

Daily Devotional May 17, 2023

Posted on May 17, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“For now, we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known”. (1 Corinthians 13:12, KJ21)

I looked into the mirror the other day but didn’t recognize the image staring back at me. The problem was the pair of glasses I was wearing. They bear the teeth marks of my puppies.

Daily Devotion May 16, 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“But if you don’t do what you say, you will be sinning against GOD; you can be sure that your sin will track you down” (Numbers 32:23, MSG).

Recently, a herd of cows helped the police track down a suspect who was fleeing arrest. During a routine traffic stop, the driver sped away and led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase. The suspect eventually abandoned his vehicle and ran into a nearby pasture, whereupon the herd steered the police directly to the fugitive’s location.

Daily Devotional May 5, 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 in Pastor's Blog |

“If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t have love, I’ve gotten nowhere…” .(1 Corinthians 13:3, MSG)

Two of my favorite people once owned a log cabin home in the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio. One day, Ralph was fixing a few shingles on the roof of their house when a strong wind knocked the ladder over. Rain began to fall, and lightning could be seen in the distance. Ralph hollered for Wilma who was inside the house, but she didn’t hear his cries for help.