August 29, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Monday, August 29.
Bro. David is on vacation this week and will be reprinting some devotional favorites from the past. This devotion originally ran on September 28, 2021.
On September 28, 1968, the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” became the #1 song in the world. Many consider it the greatest of all the great songs that came from that group in the ‘60’s. And for many, it was their one and only connection to that name ”Jude”. But there was another.
August 26, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Friday, August 26.
Next week I'll be taking a few days of vacation from my job as Minister of Worship & Education at First Baptist Church of Center, Texas. So, starting Monday, I’ll reprint some favorite devotions from the past. Hope you enjoy them. Hope they speak to your heart . . . again!
August 24, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, August 24.
My father, a longtime pastor in Houston, was the greatest memorizer of scripture that I have ever known. He had committed the majority of the Bible to memory and would preach sermons, packed with verses, and never use notes. His nickname was “The Walking Bible.” One day, when I was a know-it-all teenager, I asked my dad what his secret was. I asked him what the “trick” was to memorizing scripture. He smiled and replied, “just spend time in The Word.”
August 23, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, August 23.
In 1500, Christopher Columbus was the governor of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Just eight years earlier, he had led the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria across the Atlantic. Just eight years earlier, he had opened the door to a New World.
But, on August 23, 1500, Columbus was arrested, placed in chains, and put on a ship bound for Spain. Accused of mismanagement and brutality, he returned home to face trial, returned home in disgrace.
August 22, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Monday, August 22.
Just a few weeks ago, Shelby County Texas was high and dry. We were in a drought. We were under a burn ban. The temps were in the triple digits and rain was a distant memory. How things have changed! We got three inches over the last few days, it's pouring as I write this, and the weatherman says there's lots more to come.
And so, naturally, I'm thinking about a man... named Noah! Here's a reprint of a clever top ten list. Enjoy.
Everything I Need to Know in Life, I Learned From Noah's Ark.
August 19, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, August 19.
At First Baptist Center, we love the praise music of a 38-year-old worship leader from California, Phil Wickham. His songs, like, “Great Things”, “House of the Lord”, and “This is Amazing Grace”, are singable, biblical, and inspiring.
August 18, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, August 18.
On this day in 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward sent out the first mail-order catalog. It was a single sheet of paper. Ten years later, his “Wish Book” had grown to 250 pages with 10,000 items that Americans could conveniently order from their homes. At the turn of the century, millions of catalogs were going out. A century later Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy and closed its last store. But it still exists online. So, you can still order Ward’s merchandise . . . from the convenience of your home.
August 17, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, August 17.
My pastor and I meet each Tuesday morning to evaluate the past week, plan for the future, and prepare the next Sunday’s service. Yesterday, he asked me to include the gospel hymn “At Calvary” in our service. Here’s the story behind that song.
August 15, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, August 15.
On this day in 1935, Will Rogers was killed in a plane crash in Alaska, along with famed Texas aviator Wiley Post. Rogers was a writer, with over 4000 national newspaper columns to his credit, an actor in over 70 movies and one of the highest paid Hollywood stars, a vaudeville performer, a humorist, and a world traveler, circling the globe three times. What a life!