Bev and I took advantage of the historically low interest rates and refinanced our home last year. The mortgage representative that took our application called me the next day with the good news. “Jerry,” he said, “you will have no… Continue reading

Driving up I-95 on the long trip home from our Florida vacation, we found ourselves delayed a couple of times.  The flow of traffic slowed to a crawl making me wonder if there was an accident or a breakdown ahead. … Continue reading

Uncertain of the future?  Who isn’t?  Financial markets are unpredictable. People who die too young.  Companies that look rock-solid go bankrupt. Tornadoes appear at the end of a day and blow a city apart. These surprises may cause us to… Continue reading

Failure happens every day. Though we might desire to be perfect, it’s not happening in this world where machines malfunction, computers crash, and people act like, well; people!  The Lord blesses me with many advantages, enriches me with gifts of… Continue reading

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

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

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

“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

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

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