CoffeeBreak With The Word

Jerry Scott

  • 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

  • Mammoth Springs

    A couple of weeks ago I visited an out of the way spot on the Arkansas-Missouri border called Mammoth Springs.   Nine million (9,000,000!) gallons of water every hour boil up out of the earth at that site becoming the headwaters… Continue reading

  • Snarling at God?

    Whenever Sam, my Irish Setter, hurts herself- getting thorns tangled into her coat, twisting her leg during a hard run – she sulks. When I attempt to help her, she growls and snarls at me, apparently conscious only of her… Continue reading

  • What do you ‘see?’

    What joy I find in looking into my wife’s face, taking in a sunrise, or watching a child play contentedly. Eyes are part of my amazing body, a gift of my Creator. Because of my age I need glasses to… Continue reading

  • You Can BE Good, but not like you think

    I ask the children and teens in our church, “How are you?”  They answer, as we all do, “Good!”  “But,” I ask, “are you righteous?” Yes, it’s a preacher kind of joke and often they don’t get it.  But, my… Continue reading

  • Seeing Into The Future

    Forecasts, analysts, fortune cookies, and prophets all claim to see through a window into tomorrow. Humans say that they want to know what the future holds. I wonder if that is really true? Frequently we choose to be ignorant of… Continue reading

  • Don’t Live in The Cemetery

    Don’t live in the cemetery. Between hamburgers and potato salad, take time today to remember those who paid the ultimate price in defense of the nation. It might be a cliché but it’s true none the less – “Freedom isn’t… Continue reading