My niece, Jana, gets married today.  CWTW is an open letter for Jana and Marc. Dear Marc and Jana, Congratulations on your wedding day.  Becoming husband and wife is a wonderful thing, creating the possibility of the deepest joy or… Continue reading

After a phone call yesterday, I felt real fear.  For a few moments I was “Chicken Little,” certain that the sky was falling.  What will I do? How will I ever deal with this?  Realizing that descending into panic  is… Continue reading

Little kids love to pretend, don’t they?  I watched three children recently playing ‘school.’  Two worked on their lessons and their little brother was the ‘teacher.’  He was really into his role, especially when he handed out discipline!  He enjoyed… Continue reading

When I go through a time of temptation, I find victory in the truth.  Beating myself up does little good. Shouting at the Devil is not much use, either. After prayer for clarity I tell myself the truth about the… Continue reading

“Pastor, is it right for me to  …?”  I hear that question often from young and old. No one has ever asked me about the ‘rightness’ of murdering anyone. Lying is a little more complicated and some wonder if it’s… Continue reading

A board member of a a church I served was always insistent about finding the best value for our dollars. His personal life was much the same. I nicknamed him, good-naturedly, Frugal Joe. I admire frugal, I do not like cheap.… Continue reading

Do you ever find yourself wondering if you can trust God?  None other than Abraham did!  The LORD promises him that He was going to make him a great nation, bless all the earth through him, giving him descendants too… Continue reading

Parenting is not a job for the faint of heart.  It takes guts to stand up to the fury of a child whose will is frustrated. It takes patience to keep saying the same things over again until they become… Continue reading

When Bev was diagnosed with serious illness a year ago, we wanted the best doctor for her.  Imagine if the physician we selected told us “I do surgeries occasionally.  I spend a few days a week working on cars and… Continue reading

I walked away from a conversation recently feeling good.  Our words were pleasant. Thinking more about it sometime later I felt the Holy Spirit’s correction. “Jerry, you made it about you and lost an opportunity to turn his heart towards… Continue reading