By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for October 17

October 17, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 17.

My favorite pianist is a man that I never heard play. Fredric Chopin died on this day in 1849. That was about 30 years before a man named Edison invented the phonograph. But Chopin was also a composer, and when you hear someone play one of his piano pieces, you get a glimpse of what it was like to hear the Maestro play. 

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 16

October 16, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 16.

One Christmas I received a gift that just kept on giving. It was a “Word-A-Day” calendar - 365 words, with definitions. I really expanded my vocabulary that year. And every morning, with a sense of anticipation, I would tear off yesterday’s sheet to discover today’s word. Well, the word for October 16 . . . is “apostle”.

David's Daily Devotion for October 15

October 15, 2025 - Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 15.

On October 15, 1860, an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. Her message was simple and direct - he needed to grow a beard. It was just a few weeks before the presidential election and Grace thought a beard would really help his chances. If you’ve seen pre-presidential photographs of Lincoln, you know she was right. His face was gaunt, with sunken cheeks, and a weak chin. 

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 9

October 9, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 9.

We had a full moon earlier this week - did you see it? It wasn’t one of your regular, everyday, run-of-the-mill full moons either. It was a Harvest moon and a Super moon. A Super moon occurs when the moon and the earth are at their closest distance. It makes the moon appear to be up to 15% larger and 30% brighter. The Harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall. It’s a big week in the night sky. Check it out!

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 8

October 8, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, October 8.

It’s a busy week in Stockholm, Sweden.  It’s Nobel Prize week. Each day another winner is announced in one of six categories - Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and Peace. The winners get a medal, a certificate, and a million dollars. It all started in 1901. Alfred Nobel made his fortune making and selling weapons. He invented most of them, including, most famously - dynamite. And then he left most of that fortune to fund these prizes.

David's Daily Devotion for October 7

October 7, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, October 7.

Did you know that you can take a picture of something with your smart phone - a plant, a flower, an animal, an object, anything - and then push a little button and your phone will tell you what it’s called and some facts about it? You probably already knew that, but I just learned about it last week. As far as modern technology goes, I’m usually way behind the learning curve. But I know it now, and I’ve been snapping photos to beat the band.

David's Daily Devotion for October 6

October 6, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, October 6.

On October 6, 1952, a new play opened in London. It was called “The Mousetrap”. Written by mystery author Agatha Christie, it got decent reviews from the critics, and Agatha thought it might run for a year, maybe two. It is STILL running! After 73 years, 400 different actors, 30,000 performances, and 10 million audience members, The Mousetrap has the record for the longest consecutive theatrical run in history. That’s a fantastic legacy of incredible longevity.

David's Daily Devotion for October 3

October 3, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 3.

Trinity Church, in lower Manhattan, was built in 1846. And for the next 25 years, it was the tallest building in America. In 1973, it was dwarfed by two new buildings, erected nearby. The twin towers of the World Trade Center had become America’s tallest skyscrapers. On the morning of September 11, 2001, the church sat, literally, in the shadow of those towers. And after they came down, and after the dust had settled, New Yorkers were amazed to see Trinity Church still standing. It was, literally, a miracle.

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