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

J. and C. sat with me to talk about getting married. Though neither one is yet 30, life has beaten them up badly.  He was horribly abused as a child, never learned to read, developed addictions, and did 8 years… Continue reading

A long time ago, after what appeared to be a terrible reversal of fortune, I grieved. My income dropped by half. Bev and I had to sell the home we owned at the time. Yes, I made some choices that… Continue reading

For centuries, people in many cultures have carried a rabbit’s foot as an amulet. The ancient superstition says that the properly mounted item keeps ‘bad luck’ away.  Let’s just say that I don’t plan to start carrying a lucky rabbit’s… Continue reading

Our celebration of Easter is great, isn’t it?  Families gather.  We had our Easter dinner on Saturday.  The house was full of noise and laughter. When everybody went home, Ed, who’s 12, said, “I feel kind of empty when they… Continue reading

Most of my communication is about the stuff of life, practical exchange of necessary information such as, “Please take out the garbage this morning.”  Or, “Who’s picking up the kids from school?”There those conversations that cause us to linger, when… Continue reading

America is rapidly losing faith. For the first time in her history, this country no longer counts Protestant Christians as a majority. The ‘church’ has become increasingly irrelevant in a nation where the vast majority would “rather sleep in or… Continue reading