Talking about spiritual matters with a skeptic is always interesting and challenging. As they prod the perimeters of my faith, I am the first to admit that there are some things in life and in the Scripture that defy my… Continue reading

“Jerry, you ought to mow that lawn today.” “The wind in that storm blew branches all over the yard. You should make time to clean them up.”  “You must get prepared for that meeting now.”   Sometimes I awaken at 2… Continue reading

I awakened this morning to the bright sun of a summer day, streaming through the window at 5 AM. What a contrast to the crashing thunder and pounding rain that swept around my house as I drifted off to sleep… Continue reading

  Many of the best choices require faith in outcomes as yet unseen. If you want ripe tomatoes in the Summer, you must do planting in the early Springtime. If you want to build a financial reserve for the future,… Continue reading

  Dictionary.com defines beauty as “the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something… Continue reading

The policies and choices of nations have real consequences! Today’s vote can have repercussions felt a generation later. Who governs does matter.  I hear some say naively say, “Oh, they’re all the same. Will it make any difference if we… Continue reading

  During a visit to a place that recreated the life of ordinary people in America’s colonial era, I realized how much more ‘stuff’ we have today compared to then. I am no romantic, longing for that time! Give me… Continue reading

“I’ll listen,” I told the other person who was near tears. “I understand what it means to hurt, to struggle, to feel that kind of disappointment.”  And, I did. The story that poured out was one of missed expectations, broken… Continue reading

When I sat down in seat 7D, I looked forward to a quiet flight home. It was late in the day and I was worn out after a weekend full of activity and emotion. But, God had different plans. The… Continue reading

On Saturday, I consecrated a marriage. It was my privilege to hear vows made and to confirm them before God and others.  Then, I added a blessing, in the Name of Jesus Christ. What happened there was, is, and will… Continue reading