Pastor's Devotions by Tim Harris

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Today it is snowing. Last night the last of our kids came home for the holiday—including Jonathan’s fiancée, Dani.   So, here we are with a full house, watching it snow, awaiting the start of our Thanksgiving celebrations.   Today, there will be some baking, maybe some board games played, and most likely some snow removed.   Earlier this morning I put on some extra coffee.   For lunch I think I made about a dozen quesadillas.   Tonight’s dinner will include a bit more pasta than Kim and I would normally make for just the two of us.   Oh, did I mention that tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Day? In the midst of all the busyness and excitement of our home and the holiday—and the snow—I want to be careful not to lose sight of the purpose of the day we are about to celebrate.   So, let me list a few things that come to mind as I reflect upon this past year.   1.     I am grateful for my wife Kim and my three chil...

As I was writing this devotion last week as I was on my way to Nicaragua to take care of some of our church's missions work there, including visiting the children we support, their families, our staff, and church family.   I left NYC out of LaGuardia early Tuesday morning. Within a few hours I once again found myself waiting for my next flight in the Miami airport.   In fact, that's the problem with flying; not only does one have to calculate the air time to get from one place to another, but as well the many hours spent waiting to board the airplane; waiting between flights; waiting on the runway.   Yes, flying is the fastest way to travel long distances. But, just think how much faster it could be without all the waiting. (And, that's considering that your flights are on time!)   Of course, waiting is a huge part of our lives. Whether we are doing our grocery shopping, commuting to work, or going to a baseball game, we find ourselves waiting on some sort of li...