CoffeeBreak With The Word

Jerry Scott

  • The not so simple challenge

    Let’s take on a challenge together – to be thankful!  Put a daily reminder in your phone, post a note on your fridge. This week practice real gratitude. That sounds simple, but if you listen to your words and those… Continue reading

  • That’s not what I ordered

    I went to a local eatery this week and ordered fajitas. Anticipating the sizzling skillet full of chicken strips, peppers, onions, beans, and rice – I was ready for dinner. What showed up was nothing like a ‘fajita’ plate! Boiled… Continue reading

  • Show some respect, OK?

    In our worship yesterday, we sang – “If you curse me then I will bless you, If you hurt me I will forgive, And if you hate me then I will love you, I choose the Jesus way.”  It is… Continue reading

  • Looking for You?

    The story of my Grandfather’s Christian conversion brings me a thrill every time I tell it. The Grandpa I knew was a man who sat in the same place in that little church in Truesdale, Iowa every Sunday morning and… Continue reading

  • Those Gray Skies

    It is a gloomy morning outside here in NW NJ today. The skies are dark gray, no ray of sunshine found. The ground is wet, the leaves clumped in soggy piles on the ground. For weeks, no rain has fallen,… Continue reading

  • A Christ-less Christianity?

    Here we are in the aftermath of an historic election. Whatever we may feel about the results, the social upheaval is undeniable– people’s unrest and uncertainty about their lives visible in the passion of their politics. As a conservative Christian… Continue reading

  • Receiving what God Prepares

    “But I don’t like …”  is a phrase sometimes heard when certain foods are set on the dinner table. Most of the time I am prepared to eat what is placed before me, with thanksgiving.  Do have preferences? I sure… Continue reading

  • Making a religion of politics

    Next Tuesday we, the people of these United States of America, will elect a President who will, regardless of who it is, will bring horror and delight to the country in equal measure. The awfulness of the recent conversation, the… Continue reading

  • Let’s talk

    Prayer is one of the most mysterious practices of the Christian faith.  We may ask many questions about it. *Why do we make requests of a God who already knows everything? *How does prayer actually ‘work’ or should we even think… Continue reading

  • Going for the WIN!

    Tonight the World Series kicks off with game 1 between the Yankees and the Dodgers. Not being a baseball fan I have no favorite, but I probably will watch some of the series play out. There are some who are… Continue reading