I really don’t like this chair. This chair ticks me off. This chair let me down. I walk by this chair at least two times a day when I am at work. I could park somewhere else, but I don’t want to. I want to see this chair. I want to say thanks for nothing. Not too long ago my…
The God Who Sees You
Hannah and Hagar have been on my mind lately. Two women who shared some pretty heavy stuff. One thing they shared in common was pregnancy. One wanted to get pregnant and couldn’t, the other was pregnant but, maybe wasn’t too happy about it. Another commonality was they were both treated badly by other catty, jealous women. That’s not fun. But…
Up Against a Mountain
Old Testament Joseph and John the Baptist are two men who were up against mighty mountains. I tend to love Joseph’s story. But the story of John the Baptist? Not so much. Joseph faced two mighty mountains. The pit and prison. Of course, there were also mountains of rejection, sadness, and grief he faced and maybe those were actually the…
A Morning After Devotional: Are You An Altar?
This is Pastor Ryan Watson’s Morning After devotional based on the Springtown Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 10 Days of Prayer. Our prayer is that these reflections will bless you. If you can, join us Friday evening, January 6, at 7 pm for the 3rd day in our season of Prayer. As we read the stories of Abraham and his descendants, it…
A Morning After Devotional: Where Are You?
Each morning after one of Springtown’s 10 Days of Prayer, Pastor Ryan Watson will share a devotional. Please enjoy, and join us for Prayer on Thursday, February 5, at 7 pm, at the Springtown Seventh-day Adventist Church. In Genesis 3, we read that when the reality of their disobedience settled upon them, Adam and Eve were ashamed at the discovery…
Mr. Irrelevant
Have you heard about Mr. Irrelevant? For those of you who follow the National Football League you probably have, but Mr. Irrelevant was a new one for me. Recently Jimmy Garoppolo, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was injured during a game. The backup quarterback, Brock Purdy, came in and helped win the game. I began seeing headlines that said,…
Call Me When You Can
“Call me when you can,” a text usually reserved for serious communications when I am at work came across my phone a few months ago. I wasn’t busy at that moment, so I called Tom. “Is everything ok?” I asked. Tom replied, “Everything’s ok. But these kids! THESE kids! THESE KiDS!!!!” Tom sounded shaky and excited in a bad way.…
A Bath or a Bullet (for mature audiences only)
We’ve had some backyard chickens and they are really enjoyable. Such happy, peaceful little creatures. And they give you eggs! Unless…they get egg bound. Now this is not good for the chicken! Basically the poor hen’s egg gets stuck! Wow! And gross! The egg essentially blocks off their poop, so wet, diarrhea-like poop is one of the signs! This happened…
He Made Me Smile
The last thing Mr. Larry Yeagley did for me was make me smile. That morning I planned on going to a flower picking farm. I got in the car and driving past his house I saw him sitting on his porch pruning his bushes. And I just smiled big. Immediately a little saying popped into my head “you just can’t…