“Jesus has a table spread, where the saints of God are fed … come and dine!” With those words of an old Gospel song, the Spirit awakened me this morning.  It was the Spirit’s invitation to JOY at 5 am.… Continue reading

Israel’s king, David, best known to us as the writer of most of the Psalms and the hero on the field with the giant, Goliath, would never have become the man he was without a person who is mostly forgotten.… Continue reading

Craig Groeschel, a pastor, learned about integrity in a powerful way. While on a high school trip with his tennis team, he and teammates passed the time playing a round on a miniature golf course. Like most of those courses,… Continue reading

There is not a much more lifeless, hopeless picture than the one painted by the prophet Ezekiel in his vision of the ‘valley of dry bones.’ In chapter 37, he describes a valley full of bones, bleached and dried by… Continue reading

“Jerry, I do not know how you do it,” is a phrase I hear frequently these days.  People seem to be surprised that I try to carry on with life and faith in a time of great personal loss and… Continue reading

Jerusalem was besieged by the Syrian army. Because of the siege, people were starving to death!  Then, God intervened and in the middle of the night the soldiers thought they heard an approaching force that was overwhelming so they fled… Continue reading

You heard about two friends were walking together when they came to a high wall? It stretched into the hills on both horizons. “So, Freddy,” Pete said, “I think we’ll have to turn around. We have reached the end of… Continue reading

In a deep bass voice, the TV preacher speaks in certain terms about the future. He ‘advises’ the President, holds forth on the economy of these United States, all with an attitude of complete certainty. I wonder if that same… Continue reading

The same incident takes on very different meanings depending on where you are sitting!  Americans celebrate the Revolution that brought the birth of our nation. The crown of England sees a defeat and the loss of her colonies!  Washington is… Continue reading

A few years ago I started exploring my heritage.  Ancestry.com™ makes it simple.  Taking an evening, now and then for the past 3 years, I was able to build my family tree, discovering names and little bits of information. On… Continue reading