October 3, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, October 3.

Here in Shelby County, Texas we're all about . . . chickens! Raising chickens for meat is one of our biggest industries. There's a Tyson plant here and scores of chicken "farms" where half a dozen times a year thousands of chicks are delivered to run around in chicken "houses" until, in just a few weeks, they're the right size for your dinner table. Each American, on average, eats over a hundred pounds of chicken each year. Over 10 billion chickens are raised annually for meat.  Talk about a big business!

October 1, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, October 1.

Today, former President Jimmy Carter will accomplish something that no other president has accomplished in U.S. history. He will turn 100 years old. In the fall of 1976, there was another historic occurrence, as David Mathis voted for the first time in a presidential election and cast his ballot for the peanut farmer from Plains. Well, it was an historic moment for me!

September 27, 2024 - Good Morning!  It's Friday, September 27.

Today we conclude our week-long series on what the Bible has to say about dealing with disappointment.  I hope it has been a blessing to you.  

Yesterday we focused on a character closely associated with the themes of loss and challenge and disappointment - the character Job.  This morning's character, on the other hand,  is usually associated with themes of power and leadership and accomplishment.  But, early on, disappointment threatened all that success.  Today we look . . . at David.

September 25, 2024 - Good Morning. It's Wednesday, September 25.

We continue today with our week-long series on dealing with disappointment. What fun, huh? Seriously, I hope these devotions are speaking to you. I know they're speaking to me.

Do you have a nickname? We began this series by focusing on Joseph of the Old Testament. But there's another Joseph that we meet in the New Testament. No, not the husband of Mary, but a Joseph that is actually never called Joseph. We call him Barnabas, a name that, in Aramaic, means "Son of Encouragement."

September 23, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, September 23.

Today we start a five-part series on facing disappointment. We've all dealt with many moments of disappointment, and so God gives us many characters in His Word who dealt with it as well - and came out the other side with renewed hope.

Our first character is perhaps the greatest example of this. He certainly faced as much or more disappointment than any other Bible character. His name was Joseph, and we find his amazing life story in the book of Genesis.