Nicholas Kristoff’s Op-Ed piece in yesterday’s NY Times was the heart-breaking story of M. Her plight elicited a deep rage in me. She’s a smart 10 year old girl in Kolkata, India who is about to be sold into prostitution… Continue reading

Many pundits point to the rapid disappearance of living Christianity in much of Europe in the last 50 years as a trend that is continuing in the United States. The Church, at least in the West, is soon to be… Continue reading

In the movie, A Few Good Men (1992), Jack Nicholson is Colonel Jessup, an older Marine, full of self-confidence, a man of the Corps. Lt. Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, is a young Naval lawyer, who uses Jessup’s pride against… Continue reading

Eric and Sarah were radiant, all aglow with the excitement of their wedding day. Eric is our assistant pastor, Sarah his beautiful bride. More than once I found myself with a lump in my throat as I sat by my… Continue reading

This is Memorial Day weekend. For many it’s just the unofficial first day of Summer, a time to picnic and play. The holiday began after the Civil War that torn these United States apart. With great sorrow, families visited the… Continue reading

Money worries are not at the top of my list. “Oh,” you say, “Jerry is wealthy.” By the standard of 90% of the world, you are right. I am rich! In America, I would not qualify as rich, probably not… Continue reading

Sometimes I hear words come of my mouth and I think, “Really, Jerry, you can say that with a straight face knowing what’s in your heart?”  Then, too, there are moments when I have feelings that are inconsistent with my… Continue reading

A good storm does my heart good every now and then. Last night the wind blew so hard and the rain came down so heavily, it appeared to be raining sideways! And, I watched it all snug and dry from… Continue reading

About a hundred years ago a children’s story first appeared in a Sunday School paper that is now known as “The Little Engine that Could.” A little steam engine is tasked with pulling a line of rail cars and finds… Continue reading

Just as we were finishing a delicious dinner, the lights went out! A line of powerful storms knocked out the power in our area. For the next 2½ hours we sat around waiting- no water, no lights, no TV –… Continue reading