Do you live with an awareness of the Presence and rule of Christ Jesus in your life? Is Jesus present and active today in your life? That is the key to knowing the promise of ‘abundant life’ that is the… Continue reading

He is a friend, a pastor, and yesterday, he wounded my heart. His words flowed out of deep, passionate conviction and I knew it. Still, as he talked about his belief that Christians have authority to heal and that those… Continue reading

Christians buy Bibles! About 25 million Bibles are sold in the United States annually. It is hard to come up with an exact figure but Guinness Book of Records estimates that since the advent of printing, about 5 billion (yes,… Continue reading

How do you treat those who are ‘other?’  Humans tend to gather in groups of people who are like themselves and, in the darker part of our beings, are often tempted to discriminate, to create ways to favor our own… Continue reading

This is Us is a TV drama that tells the story of the Pearson family. Kevin, Kate, and Randall are each successful adults who deal with issues to which many Americans relate. In the skillfully written drama, the past is… Continue reading

A common conversation in my pastoral work goes something like this; “Pastor, how can be closer to the Lord?  I want to feel His Presence, to know Him.”  Is it possible to feel affectionate towards the God of the Universe?… Continue reading

“Steady as she goes” the captain yells to the helmsman at the ship’s wheel meaning, “Keep the ship on course resisting the cross currents, the winds.”  That is God’s word to my heart this morning!  “Steady, Jerry. Don’t falter, don’t… Continue reading

I avoided being alone for my entire life. When Bev, my late wife, was away even for a day I was uncomfortable. Then, she died two years ago.  In the six months that followed her death, going home from the… Continue reading

For months, I visited the office of the architect who was designing the church building in which we now worship. His work fascinated me, taking ideas and turning them into plans! He talked with the building committee, finding out what… Continue reading

The conversation, though 50 years old, remains in my mind. A man who I, as a teenager, saw as a success, who was striving to make his place the company he worked for, insisted that if I wanted to amount… Continue reading