By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for September 12

September 12, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, September 12.

Last night, members of the First Baptist Center choir visited a home bound woman in our community. Once a month, instead of meeting for our regular mid-week rehearsal, we leave the church to go out and sing for someone who is no longer able to leave their house and come to church. This ministry has been going on for a year and a half and has been such a blessing to our singers.

David's Daily Devotion for September 11

September 11, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, September 11.

I've always been a reader. I can remember, when I was a kid, staying up after my bedtime, reading under the blanket with a flashlight. That's probably why I had to start wearing glasses in 3rd grade. In my old age I find myself reading more and more. Being somewhat of a solitary soul, I have to admit that I sometimes prefer the company of a good book to the company of people. And so, today, I'm thinking about famous last lines from famous books. Here's a few of my favorites.

David’s Daily Devotion for Sept. 6

September 6, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, September 6.

Do you enjoy antique stores? Second to bookstores, they're my favorite place to spend time on a leisurely Saturday afternoon. Over the last few years, however, I've had a few disconcerting moments in antique stores. While walking through the cluttered aisles, I'll notice something, usually a toy or a game, from my own childhood - maybe an Etch-A-Sketch or a View Master or a Magic Eight Ball. And it is in moments like these, that I am struck by the sobering truth that I, too, am an antique!

David's Daily Devotion for September 5

September 5, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, September 5.

Part of my job at First Baptist Center is to choose songs for worship services. When I began my ministry career, four decades ago, there was only one source for all those choices - the hymn book. If it wasn't in the Baptist Hymnal, we weren't going to be singing it. In the 21st century, our worship song sources are multitude. Planning worship can be complicated, and challenging.

David's Daily Devotion for September 3

September 3, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, September 3.

On this day in 1967, the entire country of Sweden made a change. 

At 5am that morning, Swedish drivers moved from the left side of the road to the right. Can you imagine? Government leaders had been discussing this change for over a decade, and carefully planning it for several years. All of Europe drove on the right side, and Sweden had been driving cars with left-side steering for as long as anyone could remember. But still, 83% of Swedes were against it. 

David's Daily Devotion for August 30

August 30, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, August 30.

Bro. David is on vacation this week and is reposting some favorite devotions. This one first aired on December 6, 2020.

The first issue of the Scientific American magazine hit the presses in 1845. It remains the oldest continuously published periodical in U.S. history. On the morning of December 6, 1877, a man walked into the magazine's New York City office . . . and made history.

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