Bascom Methodist Church

Bascom Methodist Church Sunday schedule: Sunday school - 9:30 am
Worship: 11 am

09/07/2026

Monday Morning Forecast

Good morning Bascom family and friends! What a great service yesterday with communion and worship. It is actually Sunday night and I am up late fixing a roast for all the company tomorrow. While it finishes cooking I thought I’d get the jump on the morning.

One thing we have noticed lately is there is too many of us are falling apart. We are experiencing shoulder problems, neck problems, heart and blood pressure issues, as well as assorted aches and pains! Getting older is not for the weak hearted.

The other thing that I have noticed is this…regardless of the issues that so many of us are experiencing, we are all grateful for each day we can share together. The problems of the world just aren’t big enough to dampen our spirits.

This morning we talked about our legacy. What great examples we set for those that observe our lives.

I hope and pray that each of you have a great Labor Day with family and friends! Living in Christ doesn’t take a holiday. In all that you do tomorrow give God the glory!

Well…the roast is about done and the morning will soon be here. Have a blessed week this week!

09/06/2026

September 6, 2026. "Turn and Live"

09/04/2026

Friday Fixin’s

Good morning, Bascom family and followers! It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another week. I don’t know where time goes so quickly. One of the devotionals that I get each day talked about a problem that we all have at some time or another. I have been guilty of this, and I think that it is human nature to avoid accepting blame or responsibility. I want to share this thought with you this morning.

Finding what's wrong with someone else is a cheap way to feel good about yourself.

There's no skill required. No standard you have to meet. No skin in the game for you. Just notice a flaw in another person and you get to feel a little bigger by making them seem a little smaller.

The payoff is fast but it's cheap and shallow, so the satisfaction never lasts for long. It demands to keep being fed. That's why the habit of finding faults grows.

The cost is bigger than you realize.

Every minute you spend counting someone else's flaws is a minute not spent on your own. Theirs aren't in your control. Yours are.

You don't want to be the person who notices other people's faults better than you notice your own.

It's not that other people have no faults. They do. You may be right about what you see. But what you do with it takes discernment.
Seeing flaws and pointing them out is just opinionated commentary. Anyone can do that. Social media and TV are flooded with it. It builds nothing. Produces nothing. Helps no one.

Ask a better question.

The next time you notice yourself mentally listing what's wrong in someone else, turn your attention around and point it at yourself instead.

What are you avoiding within yourself?
The answer usually shows up fast.

As we celebrate the sacrament of communion this Sunday we are called to reveal our hearts with all our faults before God. What a wonderful opportunity we are given to change this habit.

Have a blessed day!

09/02/2026

Wednesday Sunrise

Good Wednesday morning Bascom family and followers! As I was getting that first cup of coffee down this morning, I went outside and watched the sunrise paint the clouds that were on the Eastern horizon. I almost got excited to think that there could be some rain headed our way.

As the clouds moved along, I was thinking about what I HAD to do today. What I HAD to share in this post. That is when it occurred to me that there are two ways to look at what the day entailed. I either “HAVE” to do something, or I “GET” to do something. Two little words that make a huge difference in how our mindset can be changed. It changes my mindset from a complaining voice to an appreciative heart.

So often we say things like “I HAVE TO take the kids to practice.” “I HAVE TO go to this meeting.” “I HAVE TO finish this project.” “I HAVE TO go to work today.” “I HAVE TO take care of this customer.” “I HAVE TO share this new information with my team.” “I HAVE TO see my family this weekend.”

We act as if we don’t have a choice, as if we’re imprisoned by a paycheck and the expectations of a world that forces us to do thing we don’t want to do. But in reality we do have a choice. We can choose our attitude and our actions. We can choose how we view our life and work. We can realize that every day is a gift. It’s not about what we have to do. It’s about what we GET TO do.

We GET TO live this life while so many others—like my son, who passed away at 35—leave this world far too early. We GET TO drive in traffic while so many are too sick to drive a car or can’t afford one. We GET TO go to a job while so many are unemployed. We GET TO raise our children even if they drive us nuts at times! We GET TO interact with our employees and customers and make a difference in their life. We GET TO use our gifts and talents to make a product or provide a service. We GET TO eat three meals a day while millions of people are starving. We GET TO work on projects, answer phone calls, serve customers, participate in meetings, design, create, share, sell, lead, and suit up every day for the game of life.

When you make it a habit to focus on “GET TO” each day, you’ll feel grateful instead of stressed. The research shows we can’t be stressed and thankful at the same time, so when you’re feeling thankful and focusing on “GET TO,” you fuel up with the positive emotions that uplift you rather than the stress hormones that slowly drain you. People who do this report feeling more energized, productive, and engaged at work and at home.

Sure, there’ll be challenges and life isn’t easy, but if you approach each day with a “GET TO” mindset, you’ll live a more meaningful and powerful life.

So today, join me in saying, “My life is a gift, not an obligation, and I GET TO make the most of it.”

Give God the glory for all the things we “GET” to do in His name.
Have a blessed day!

08/31/2026

Monday Morning Forecast

Good Monday morning, Bascom family and followers!
It was so great to share time together in worship yesterday morning. I wish that we could spend more time together sharing our devotion and praise with each other. Having all the young people there was especially rewarding.

This morning, as I was trying to chase the fog from my mind, I walked out in the yard to check on my yard rabbits. I guess that it is so dry that they have not been coming out. I’m going to have to put feed out for them as the grass is about gone.

This is what Sunday mornings do for me. When the week has taken so much, and there is not much left, it feeds my soul and rejuvenates my purpose for the coming week.

This morning I noticed, even in the drought, there are little pine seedlings trying to peak their way into existence.

I got a quote from Julia Cameron this morning that stated:
“Our ideas begin as seedlings, and as we nurture them, they do grow.”

My experience is what I agree to attend to. Only those items which I notice shape my mind.

I have to ask myself very often what am I agreeing to attend to lately and what is it making me?

I read somewhere that a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. Today’s world revolves not around the sun, but around the information flow that consumes our daily lives.

The things that we focus on set the direction that our lives take. It is what we pay attention to.

Colossians 3: 2-4 was part of the scriptures that we looked at yesterday.
2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

We are being watched, the example that we live is being observed by others. Whatever we attend to is what those that are observing our lives will attend to. Where is our focus leading others?

Have a blessed week and focus on all that God has provided for our lives. In all things, give Him the glory!

08/30/2026

August 30,2026. "Setting the Example "

Friday Fixin’s Well…as we will once again be leaving out fairly early this will be musings from our short trip. It is a ...
08/28/2026

Friday Fixin’s

Well…as we will once again be leaving out fairly early this will be musings from our short trip. It is a little after 8:00 PM and I’m sitting on a deer stand. Some of the best conversations with God seem to happen in this environment.

I know each of you have a happy place that lets you renew your mind and faith. This happens to be mine.

As the sun was setting in the West, there was a storm brewing in the East. You could smell the rain and the breeze felt great after another HOT day.

Two extremes…a clear sunset and a storm all in the same vista. Kinda like our lives…clear sailing until the storms pop up.

God took a too hot day and gave us a cool evening with fantastic views regardless of the direction you faced.

Our God allows us to come to Him in times of joy and troubles. Turn to Him when storms gather and find His strength to enjoy the beauty of the storm as well as His promise for sunny days to come.

Have a blessed rest of the week! See you Sunday!

08/26/2026

Wednesday Sunrise

Tonight we held our Trail Life open house. It was good to see the boys and dads ready to start a new year.

As Robyn and I prepare to leave out before sunrise in the morning, I guess that we will have a Tuesday evening “moon” rise.

I had a text shared with me this evening… it had to do with our ministry of Trail Life. The crux of the text was this…

😍😍. Nothing more important than church itself, and these little boys learning about how to be the men God intended.
So the devil can stick that somewhere 💕

How easy it is today to be subjected to doom and gloom that draws our attention away from what is important.

I remember reading Chicken Little when I was a child. The story tells that a young chick walking along was unexpectedly struck on the head by an acorn. With no further investigation Chicken Little came to the kind of well reasoned conclusion that floods our social media today.

The sky is falling!

Today Chicken Little would be an excellent politician or cable news anchor. Every time I violate my own personal mental health policy and scroll through social media comments I am plunged into despair.

I know is important to communicate information for our actions and safety. But the tone and sheer volume of fear mongering is depressing.

When I survey social media I see overwhelming fear, anger, gloom, and apocalyptic doom. Again, I understand the need to be informed. But I am beginning to think that fear and hatred are the most consistent ingredients for too many sources.

As a follower of Jesus how do I process this tsunami of doom? I need to remind myself of some fundamental truths that I hold true. I find myself doing this over and over because the noise from the culture can drown out the quiet voice of the Spirit of God. Here is a small dose of my faith vaccine for fear.

These events are NOT a surprise to God. Violence, hatred, bigotry, and division are a product of a fallen world that will someday be redeemed. Jesus made it very clear that following Him is not a get out of grief card.

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33, NLT)

Yes, there will be troubles but He has overcome the world. What does that mean?

It means even in my deepest fear and darkest hour I know that I am loved, adopted, redeemed, and I have the promise of eternity with God. I have hope to sustain me. I am not anxious to leave this world but I am also not afraid. I believe I have an eternal inheritance given as a free gift of grace awaiting me.

I do my best to obey the laws the authorities lay out for me. I try to be a good neighbor and a responsible citizen. After doing all of those important things I stand on this conclusion drawn by David when he was afraid for his future. His lament sounds like he could have written it today.

My heart is breaking
as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
leading a great procession to the house of God,
singing for joy and giving thanks
amid the sound of a great celebration!

David was isolated. His days of joyful gatherings were just a memory as he hunkered down alone in fear. But he remembered the key to his joy and thankfulness. He remembered where he placed his hope.

Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

In Psalm 73 the author laments how the wicked seem to prosper and he wonders if his efforts are in vain. Then he recognizes the problem is not the world but the bitterness in his own heart. He acknowledges that he may face troubles but his source of strength is eternal.

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever. (Psalm 73:26, NLT)

The next time the news or a social media influencer is causing your heart to be downcast remember the words of Paul to the church at Corinth.

“For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.”
(2 Corinthians 4:17-18, NLT)

Today I choose to focus my gaze on the source of hope and light.

Jesus.

Have a blessed res of the week,

08/24/2026

Monday Morning Forecast

Good Monday morning, Bascom family and followers! What a great service we experienced together. I’m already looking forward to our next time together. I hope and pray that each of you have a great week as we thrive in the community of Christ.

The other day I discovered a new acronym that was much different from what I initially expected. As I was getting that first cup of coffee going, I felt obliged to share that discovery with you this morning.

PACE
When I first saw this, I figured it had to do with the fast pace that our society calls us to maintain. I was wrong in my assumption. I’ll break it down for you.
P – Give God all the praise
A – Abide as you remain in the Lord’s presence
C – Control of your life as you yield your life to God’s will
E – Expecting God to live through you as faith in motion

As I looked at each of these, I decided to find scriptural support for each. I encourage you to search the scriptures that provide Biblical support and guidance. I’ll share what scriptures came to mind as I did this exercise.
PACE

PRAISE - “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” — Psalm 150:6

Begin your day by turning your attention upward. Praise resets your heart and reminds you who God is. Praise is not just a response to what God has done—it’s a declaration of who He is. When you praise Him, you step into alignment with heaven. You acknowledge His goodness, His sovereignty, His faithfulness, and His love. Praise opens your spirit to receive the rest of what God wants to do in you today.

ABIDE - “Abide in Me, and I in you… apart from Me you can do nothing.” — John 15:4–5

Abiding is staying connected to God moment by moment. Abiding is not striving—it’s staying. It’s choosing to remain aware of God’s presence throughout the day. It’s listening, leaning, and resting. When you abide, His life flows into yours. His peace becomes your peace. His strength becomes your strength. His wisdom becomes your wisdom.

CONTROL - “Not my will, but Yours be done.” — Luke 22:42

Yielding control to God is the daily act of giving God full access to your life. Yielding is not losing—it’s gaining. When you surrender your plans, desires, and decisions to God, you make room for His perfect will. Yielding is the posture that invites transformation. It is the soil where obedience grows and where God shapes your character.

EXPECT - “It is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.” — Philippians 2:13

Expectation is faith in motion—believing God will express His life through yours. God never intended for you to live the Christian life in your own strength. He intends to live His life through you. Expect Him to give you patience where you lack it, courage where you fear, love where you feel empty, and wisdom where you feel unsure. Expectation is not presumption—it is trust.

Instead of starting each day with the pace needed to accomplish what I deem important for the day I am going to PACE my day before any other worldly time constraints interfere. I hope you will too.

Prayer
“Father, today I will praise You, abide in You, yield control to You, and expect You to live through me. My life is Yours. My heart is Yours. My day is Yours. Amen.”

08/23/2026

August 23, 2026. "The Power of Community"

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