CoffeeBreak With The Word

Jerry Scott

  • I want what is mine, now!

    Southwest Airlines has a reputation for customer service. On a recent trip I flew with them. My experience confirmed what I had heard. They really do take care of the traveler.  I dug a little deeper and found out that… Continue reading

  • Nailed down or held in His hand?

    When life is rushing along at full speed, like it does most days, decisions come along demanding my response. “What’s right? What wrong? Do I choose that or this, go here or there?”  As I write this my mind is… Continue reading

  • Are you an Idolater?

    Few Christians would consider themselves idol-worshippers.  They don’t have any shrines to gods in their homes, no golden figures or pictures of strange beings to which they attach divine characteristics. The idol question is never even considered.  “Idols?” they say,… Continue reading

  • Wash up!

    “Hey, guys, it’s time for dinner. Wash up!”  With that call, dinner is served. Before pulling up to the table, the grime of the day needs to be washed away.  Who wants dirty hands serving and handling the dishes?  The… Continue reading

  • Keep It Simple, Stupid.

    Tuesday was not a banner day in Jerry’s life!  Something ‘round 10, snapped in me. Church ministry budgets that don’t balance, human needs for which I have no quick fix, a crazy mixed up world that seems to be getting… Continue reading

  • Yes, I am!

    A painter does not exist to stir colors.  He mixes paint to create beauty. We can get so close to our lives, so wrapped up in work, projects, people, and plans that we lose sight of real LIFE.  (Well, I… Continue reading

  • You’d better say, “Thank you!”

    Two Christians I know work at ministry. Both are bright, talented, and show up to do what they do faithfully.  One serves the Lord for the pure joy of serving and it shows. She doesn’t ask for thanks or seek… Continue reading

  • Toxic Waste or Refreshing Rain?

    Let me tell you two stories about words. A couple asked to meet with the church board to discuss a situation they blamed squarely on me. They opened with a salvo of critical statements and then launched into a tirade… Continue reading

    Toxic Waste or Refreshing Rain?

  • Required, More Than Optimism

    “The sun’ll come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun.” sings Annie.   In spite of her sorrows, she hopes for a better day.  She is the prime optimist who sees the silver lining on every cloud. People like… Continue reading

  • Despite the best of intentions?

    Despite the best of intentions! “Not today, I won’t give pride any place in my thoughts,” I tell myself only to find at day’s end I missed that mark by a mile!  “I won’t let discouragement overtake faith,” I promise… Continue reading