By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for March 14

March 14, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, March 14.

My devotion today can be summed up in this familiar phrase, "one thing leads to another". On this day, in 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin. That word "gin" is short for "engine", and this new engine mechanically removed the seeds from cotton. Before Whitney's invention, this process was slow and labor intensive, and significantly reduced the profit margin of raising cotton.

David's Daily Devotion for Mar. 13

March 13, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, March 13.

What did you get for Christmas this year? Do you even remember? One thing I usually ask Santa for is books, and last December a friend gave me a book, a book of theology. Doesn't sound very festive? Maybe not, but it's the Christmas gift that's made the greatest impact on my life.

David's Daily Devotion for March 12

March 12, 2024 - Good Morning! It's March 12.

One of my favorite hymn writers was born on this day in 1826. His name was Robert Lowry. Heard of him? Maybe not. But you've certainly heard of his hymns. He wrote more than 500 of them. Here's just a few -

*All the Way My Savior Leads Me
*Low in the Grave He Lay
*I Need Thee Every Hour
*We're Marching to Zion
*Shall We Gather at the River
*Nothing But the Blood

David’s Daily Devotion for Mar. 11

March 11, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, March 11.

Isn't it a wonderful season right now? The season of wildflowers, sunlit evenings, St. Patrick's Day, Easter Sunday? Well, there's another season happening, too - the Celebrity Awards season. Every other weekend we get another one - the Emmys, the Tonys, the Grammys, the Golden Globes, just to name a few. And last night, the biggest one of all, the Academy Awards, the Oscars.

David's Daily Devotion for March 8

March 8, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, March 8.

This morning I'm thinking of the name Edwin Hubble. On this day in 1935, this astronomer produced photographs that proved a startling discovery. Before that time, most people thought that the universe was made up only of our galaxy, the Milky Way. But Hubble showed the world that there were as many other galaxies as there were stars in our own - billions. In 1990, when NASA launched its first space telescope, they gave it the name Hubble.

David's Daily Devotion for Mar. 6

March 6, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, March 6.

In April of 1962, President John F. Kennedy hosted a dinner at the White House. In attendance were 49 Nobel Prize winners.  Robert Oppenheimer was there, too. And when JFK rose to speak, he began with these words -

"I think that this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

David’s Daily Devotion for Mar. 5

March 5, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, March 5.

What's in a name? Even if you're not a pianist, when you hear the name "Steinway", you think "greatness".

On this day in 1853, Heinrich Steinweg (he later changed his name to Henry Steinway) opened a piano factory in New York City - and it's still there today. Over 90% of concert halls and music schools around the world have Steinway pianos. We're blessed to have one at First Baptist Center.

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