Help me up Are you steady, dependable?  I want to be a man who does what he does excellently,  ‘in season and out of season.’   No one should have to question, ‘can we rely on Jerry?’ The Bible calls this… Continue reading

Mom’s cancer was gradually taking her strength, but her faith did not waver!  One of my sweetest memories was going to check on her and seeing her hands extended heaven-ward as she prayed. But, sometimes the pain and the fear… Continue reading

About a decade ago, we had a day of Spring cleaning at our church.  The assembled team went through every closet and room carrying out anything that was ready to be discarded.  Between the two building on the site, we… Continue reading

Brennan Manning, best known for his book Ragamuffin Gospel, died last week. His life was marked by many successes and repeated failures. He spent years as a Franciscan priest, became an alcoholic, and had a turbulent marriage that finally ended… Continue reading

“I can see it!” I love the elation that comes with a finished project, especially one that results from sustained effort.  Phil spent evenings and weekends in his garage for 6 years building an airplane!  First time I saw the… Continue reading

Are you ‘truthy?’ Tolerance is the gold standard of our times.  We strive to respect choices made by others. Our schools reinforce the value starting in Kindergarten. On the whole, this is a good thing!  Society is not a better… Continue reading

My servant, Nebuchadnezzar “Lord, I want to trust You, to follow You with my whole heart, but this doesn’t make any sense!” Have you ever prayed that way? I found myself on my knees in the sanctuary recently in prayer… Continue reading

“If you accept Jesus as your Savior, you will go to Heaven when you die,” was the basic message that I took away from presentations of the Gospel for a long time. Thrown in was a substantial amount of “be… Continue reading

I’ll be good even if it kills me! Nothing in this world gives me more joy than watching a person go through genuine spiritual metamorphosis. And, it is an inside job! Then, there is the tragic farce of those who… Continue reading

Which of these phrases comes from you today: “Oh, Lord, it’s Monday!” said with a groan, or; “It’s Monday, Lord!” spoken with expectation? Some of you are smiling as you read and some of you are growling, “Jerry, you don’t… Continue reading