Jerry Scott

  • Networking

    Networks! I remember building my first computer network back in the early 1990’s. Tim brought the hardware and we spent the day in the little church office area – connecting my computer, the secretary’s computer, and a laser printer. Sending… Continue reading

  • Just Grow Up!

    When a silly mood strikes me it often ends with my wife’s irritation because I act like a teenager – making dumb faces, talking in silly voices, teasing her. Her face gets tense and she says, “Just grow up!”   “What’d… Continue reading

  • A lesson in the garage

    Shuffling things around in my garage yesterday I realized how much stuff I have accumulated.  The generator (we do have power failures here in the country) had to be moved out the way to put the wood chipper (not needed… Continue reading

  • Leaving the church… not Jesus!

    Too many people I know are walking away from the church… no, not giving up on Jesus, or losing faith in God; but leaving His Body. Barnabas Piper, son of famed pastor, John Piper, penned the following in Relevant.  Read… Continue reading

  • When God Corrects

    Every good parent knows that teaching children obedience requires reward and punishment. Good behavior must be reinforced with praise; an exemption from some household chore, or a movie before bedtime. That same child must realize that disobedience brings consequence.  When… Continue reading

  • What is next to love?

    Few things match being among friends and telling old stories, just enjoying life. Deep laughter rolls from the depths of a person’s being. Oh yes, there is a canned kind of laughter, too. It’s hollow and forced. This kind of… Continue reading

  • A Turtle on a Fencepost

    Tuesday’s elections brought a ton of hubris into full view in our politicians. The winners are crowing like roosters on a bright morning, acting as if they are about to usher in a perfect age. The losers are spinning, desperately… Continue reading

  • Mortal, not morbid

    Do you think about dying?   Cheery thought, isn’t it? While I waited to go into the operating room for a procedure yesterday, I joked with Bev that if I didn’t make it, she could find all the information she… Continue reading

  • Go! Make a Choice!

    The polls are open today.  The election hype this year is a lot like the last few elections – dire warnings that come from both sides promising that the U.S. of A. is doomed if the other guys are elected.… Continue reading

  • Tragic in every way

    Brittany Maynard was 29, beautiful, full of adventure. Doctors had diagnosed her with an advanced, deadly form of brain cancer in January.  Brittany decided weeks ago, as she saw the symptoms of her cancer becoming more severe, to move to… Continue reading