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

Within one tenth of a second we form an opinion of people we meet.  Our mind takes in their face, height, weight, tone of voice, race, age, posture, and language, as well as other factors. Processing that information we decide,… Continue reading

Death is ugly.  The corpse looks like the one we loved but does not act like it! It is lifeless. We devise elaborate rituals to conceal the true nature of the corpse from ourselves. We dress it, put it in… Continue reading

The couple leading our Pastors’ Retreat inspired me! He’s been serving Jesus for 67 years, she for about 60. At 84 years of age, he’s not ready to retire. At a time when most would be looking for a rocking… Continue reading

Two thoughts struggled inside of my head.  It’s called ‘cognitive dissonance’ holding two conflicting ideas at the same time.  A part of me that was tired and discouraged by circumstances of life thought “God is not listening or does not… Continue reading

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.  It’s a day to celebrate love and blessed, indeed, are those who know the joy of loving and being loved. Nothing in this world feeds the soul more than love. I’m not referring to the stuff… Continue reading

I learned many things in the last 24 months about standing up under pressure. In March, Bev received a diagnosis of cancer, had to go through extensive surgery and chemotherapy. We lived with daily uncertainty about the future.  I, too,… Continue reading