CoffeeBreak With The Word

Jerry Scott

  • Love your story, but . . .

    People tell a lot of stories. Pull up a chair among friends and listen to the conversation. The words flow from one little story to another. In a past era, my Sunday nights were spent in church where ‘testimony time’… Continue reading

  • Thanks, Mom

    Sunday is Mother’s Day. Some scoff that it is just another ‘Hallmark’ holiday, an opportunity for merchants of cards and flowers to make money. Well, yes there is that, but I am still glad that we are reminded to honor… Continue reading

  • So you did it all by yourself?

    Thousands of people will go through commencement exercises in the next few weeks, leaving high school, college, or even grad school to begin a new stage in life. Many will congratulate themselves on their achievement: “I did it!”  Certainly, they… Continue reading

  • Losing your faith

    Sam (not his real name) was a spiritual leader in the past. His life demonstrated a real experience of God and His Spirit. The Sam I know is a miserable man who denies the very existence of God! I asked… Continue reading

  • Dig deep, push on!

    Yesterday, my son, Sean, who is visiting in our home, was running, doing sit-ups, stretching, sweating. Yes, the exercise routine was his way of putting stress on his body, to keep it conditioned and functioning. When he is at home,… Continue reading

  • Equally faithful in the lion’s den or the palace

    Daniel is one of my favorite Bible characters. What impresses me  most is his steadiness — in the palace and in the lion’s den; in times of being lifted up and in the times when he was ignored! From the… Continue reading

  • The Least Among Us

    Clayton Lockett was a convicted murderer, a violent, cruel man. He shot a girl and buried her alive. Yes, that is horrific! This week Oklahoma botched his execution. After 45 minutes, he finally succumbed to a heart attack. This led… Continue reading

  • Put up a ‘no vacancy’ sign!

    Ever notice how quickly a newly emptied closet fills up again? I clean off my desk, filing or tossing papers only to find it cluttered again in a day! A man told me that when he retired he thought that… Continue reading

  • “You’re worth it!”

    Five women from a church we served in Massachusetts years ago, drove down to NJ to see Bev on Monday. They brought several dinners for our freezer, as well as smiles and hugs. They sat with her for four hours,… Continue reading

  • Rest for Warriors

    It was the end of a long day. I was beyond fatigue, my head ached. In the afternoon, word had come of yet another death in my circle of friends. Bev’s illness is an ever-present shadow that we do not… Continue reading