I hate suffering! There I said it.  I like happy days, when I sing along with the radio, when in spite of the fact of being unable to dance, I go ahead and shuffle my feet.  Tears show up uninvited… Continue reading

“Jesus is returning soon!”  That message makes some quake, some sneer, some yawn.  A young man angrily told me how the teaching of his youth about the Lord’s return made him terribly fearful in his teen years, numerous times feeling… Continue reading

My friend, Tony, who works with men who are behind bars and with those who getting out, (http://www.carmenministries.org) has a phrase for those who are partying, drinking, and avoiding responsibility.  He says, ‘they are working on their testimony.’  It’s an… Continue reading

Life is made a day at a time day. We love the grand moments and celebrate the special days but the daily choices make us who we are and what counts most are those ordinary decisions about daily life. If… Continue reading

It’s Monday morning, for most of us a new work week. We are going to stand next to a few that are lazy, some that are mean, some that make life miserable, and many who are just like us –… Continue reading

Yesterday was one of those days for me; when I could not see beyond the trials. I was tired and feeling a lot of the ‘Jonah’ attitude. (In case you don’t know what that means. Jonah ran the opposite direction… Continue reading

My uncle once said something to me that makes me smile when I remember it. He was talking about the way we value things we own. “Nobody washes a rented car.”  Makes sense, right?  I take care of my car,… Continue reading

My name is Jerry Scott. I am a Christ-follower, a Dad, a pastor of a local church, an American … all descriptors of something called “identity.”  Those things, and so many more, shape the person I am, making me a… Continue reading

I really want to ‘get it right’ in life, don’t you?  To come to the end of a week or month and realize time’s been wasted, that a poor choice has led down a wrong road, is regrettable, but can… Continue reading

I drove by site of construction of a stone wall in front of a residence. After a few days I could see this guy was no mason. The wall was crooked and there were large gaps between poorly placed stones.… Continue reading