By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for October 22

October 22, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, October 22.

Autumn takes her time showing her colors here in East Texas. We’re nearing November, and the trees are just now beginning to turn. Up north, the change happened weeks ago. Have you ever wondered what causes the reds and golds to appear? Well, in a word, it’s all about chlorophyll, or actually the lack of it.

David's Daily Devotion for October 20

October 20, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, October 20.

Last Saturday something happened at my house in Tenaha, Texas that hasn’t happened in a long time. It rained. We’ve been suffering from a drought, but on Saturday afternoon we enjoyed a long, slow, soaking rain. And then, right after dark, we had a gulley-washer! It was just what we needed, and it was a blessing.

David's Daily Devotion for October 17

October 17, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 17.

My favorite pianist is a man that I never heard play. Fredric Chopin died on this day in 1849. That was about 30 years before a man named Edison invented the phonograph. But Chopin was also a composer, and when you hear someone play one of his piano pieces, you get a glimpse of what it was like to hear the Maestro play. 

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 16

October 16, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 16.

One Christmas I received a gift that just kept on giving. It was a “Word-A-Day” calendar - 365 words, with definitions. I really expanded my vocabulary that year. And every morning, with a sense of anticipation, I would tear off yesterday’s sheet to discover today’s word. Well, the word for October 16 . . . is “apostle”.

David's Daily Devotion for October 15

October 15, 2025 - Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 15.

On October 15, 1860, an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. Her message was simple and direct - he needed to grow a beard. It was just a few weeks before the presidential election and Grace thought a beard would really help his chances. If you’ve seen pre-presidential photographs of Lincoln, you know she was right. His face was gaunt, with sunken cheeks, and a weak chin. 

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 9

October 9, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 9.

We had a full moon earlier this week - did you see it? It wasn’t one of your regular, everyday, run-of-the-mill full moons either. It was a Harvest moon and a Super moon. A Super moon occurs when the moon and the earth are at their closest distance. It makes the moon appear to be up to 15% larger and 30% brighter. The Harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall. It’s a big week in the night sky. Check it out!

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 8

October 8, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, October 8.

It’s a busy week in Stockholm, Sweden.  It’s Nobel Prize week. Each day another winner is announced in one of six categories - Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and Peace. The winners get a medal, a certificate, and a million dollars. It all started in 1901. Alfred Nobel made his fortune making and selling weapons. He invented most of them, including, most famously - dynamite. And then he left most of that fortune to fund these prizes.

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