CoffeeBreak With The Word

Jerry Scott

  • Invested in Hope?

    I invest money in an account that has existed since I was about 30. When I send those funds off to my 403 (b) account, they ‘disappear.’ Would I enjoy hanging onto those dollars right now? Sure. But, I keep… Continue reading

  • Off the Interstate Highway?

    Bev and I mused about the ways in which our lives are changing as a result of her illness. We are working toward understanding that life will never be what it was, that we are in a time of transition,… Continue reading

  • Jesus knows!

    When I bowed my head to pray there was only silence. What could I ask that I had not already asked? No words were able to express the content of my soul, the anguish of heart, that I felt. Ever… Continue reading

  • Working with joy?

    Most people probably would not put the words ‘joy’ and ‘work’ in the same sentence unless they said something like, “I was full of joy when I left work on Friday.” Do you ever dream about finding a source of… Continue reading

  • 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