By Bro. David Mathis

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 14

October 14, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, October 14.

Today we focus on Change, on Christianity, on Columbus.  Happy Columbus Day, by the way, or maybe you had forgotten about this holiday. That would be understandable - Columbus Day isn't what it used to be. But if you've studied the history of this holiday, you know that it has always been marked by change.

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 10

October 10, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, October 10.

On this day, 244 years ago, a hurricane struck the Caribbean island of Barbados. The storm had no name - we didn't start naming them until the 1950's. And we don't know all the details - careful records weren't kept until the 1850's. But we know this. By the time it played out on the east coast of Canada, close to 30,000 people had lost their lives. The Storm of 1780 was the deadliest In history.  

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 9

October 9, 2024 - Good Morning!  It's Wednesday, October 9.

At the close of yesterday's devotion, we left Horatio Spafford at a low point in his life, as he experienced the tragic loss of all four of his daughters in a shipwreck.  It was a moment that inspired a song that has given comfort and hope to millions of worshippers over the last 150 years - "It is Well With My Soul".

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 3

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!

David's Daily Devotion for October 2

October 2, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, October 2.

I was going through some of my collections the other day and came across a coin with an interesting history - the 1943 Steel Penny. I wouldn't call myself a coin collector, I only have a couple of dozen. I've shared in this venue about one of them, a 2000-year-old Roman coin that I imagine being held by someone who saw Christ. 

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 1

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!

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