Jerry Scott

  • Do Hard Things!

    While looking over a landscape yesterday, I joked – “If this were my yard, I’d bring in a bulldozer.” What others might see as beauty, I view only as a ton of work in the sun, while perspiring, and having… Continue reading

  • A Monarch in name only?

    As I continue my faith walk of which I wrote yesterday, the issue of letting God rule my life becomes the issue. There is the temptation to treat God much as England treats her royals, as a figure-head only. The… Continue reading

  • Faith and Fear

    Throughout the last few days, I have wrestled with a decision that is one of the most significant choices I have ever made. The road I choose will affect my financial situation, my family life, my pastoral calling, and my… Continue reading

  • Oh, how He loves us so

    Jim was taught that dangers lurked everywhere, that he should always make sure to take care of himself. The only God he ever heard of sounded like He was very angry and bent on getting even with people. He was… Continue reading

  • God’s Day

    The whole earth’s shaking; literally! Under the sea, just off the coast of Japan, two plates of the earth’s crust slipped violently last Friday. The energy released made the ground ripple like a blanket being shaken, collapsing buildings, and causing… Continue reading

  • MegaMillions? Give what you’ve got

    The billboard grabbed my attention: MegaMillions – $127 Million payout. Yes, I suppose that I should not have noticed, but I did. I got lost for a few moments in a daydream. I saw myself paying off my kid’s school… Continue reading

  • Change, Faith, and Right with God

    The change happening around me is exhausting. Our church is taking a new name that we believe will be more inviting to people from our region who might be interested in spiritual things. We are exploring new ways of doing… Continue reading

  • Will you give up ice cream?

    Today is the first day of Lent, “Ash Wednesday.” Ashes made from palm fronds from the previous year’s celebration of Palm Sunday traditionally are used mark the forehead as a reminder of mortality – the whole ‘ashes to ashes, dust… Continue reading

  • Tiny, Beautiful, and A ‘Bundle of Potentiality’

    We met a new little beauty on Sunday evening. It’s been a week since our granddaughter Selah was born. I was glad to take her in my arms, all 7 pounds of her! As I gazed at her, sleeping, I… Continue reading

  • Bringing Heaven to Earth

    Christians are given the most amazing job to do – connecting God and His goodness with this present world. It’s not just preacher’s work nor is it primarily done in church buildings. You are called to this privilege. Living as… Continue reading