Pastor's Devotions by Tim Harris

This past summer, Kim and I needed to purchase a new electric dryer. Thus, I did my research regarding brands, features, and prices. And, I picked out what I thought would be the best dryer for us within our price range. When I went into the store and spoke to the salesman, however, it quickly became obvious that much of my research was useless since the dryer I had picked out was not available and would not be available for a very long time. In fact, my options were quickly limited, all due to problems with the supply chain.  As I am sure you already know, here in the US, as well as around the world, there have been significant supply chain problems that have affected the goods and services we are able to obtain. From construction projects to the automobile industry to the food that makes it to our supermarket shelves, glitches  and bottlenecks in the supply chain have slowed down the flow of parts needed for manufacturing, the delivery of goods and services to our homes, and what it

Kim and I, like most grandparents whose grandchildren live a bit out of reach, are thankful for the technology we have via apps like Facetime.  Since our grandson Jesse, along with his parents (of course), lives about four hours away, at least a few times a week Kim and I get to see him and interact with him via Facetime.  Of course, we’d much rather be with him in person. After all, there’s nothing like being there and being able to play together, feel each other’s touch, or give a hug. But, at least we get to see him and he gets to see us, albeit by means of a screen. It’s better than just talking on a phone; in fact, there’s no way in the world that a 1 year old is going to sit and have a phone conversation. With Facetime, he gets to play and we get to watch him and talk to him  and interact with him while he does. Sometimes he even tries to show off for grandma and grandpa!   Of course, we'd rather be up close and personal! As its name suggests, with Facetime we get to see each