As I headed off to a meeting with the Deacons, I asked my wife to pray for me – a simple prayer but an important one: “Lord, give Jerry big ears and a little mouth!” Perhaps it strikes you as… Continue reading

Imagine being parched, terribly thirsty, after some hard work on a hot day. An old fashioned well nearby invites you to be refreshed. Picking up the bucket next to the well’s head, you drop it into the shaft to pull… Continue reading

Human beings are wicked and wonderful creatures! (Just for the record, what follows in this TFTD isn’t just about ‘others’ for I most certainly share this trait of duplicity, too.) People confound me, in ways good and bad. Over and… Continue reading

Years ago, I bought a gold ring that was inset with diamonds for $19. No, it wasn’t ‘hot.’ (stolen) You guessed it. It isn’t real gold and they aren’t real diamonds, but hey — from 6 or 8 feet away,… Continue reading

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.”- G. K. Chesterton The phrase arrested me! Everywhere I turn I am challenged to excellence, urged to compete, compared to the best, inspected, poked, prodded…. and that’s not all bad. But, there is… Continue reading

Telemachus, a monk who lived in the 5th century, journeyed to Rome. He went to the Coliseum where the bloody gladiatorial contests were waged, killing for public entertainment. The sight so deeply offended him that he jumped into the arena.… Continue reading

The best 15 minutes of yesterday was when I rocked a little 2 year old while she watched TV. I sat down in the rocker while I was waiting to have lunch with my Mom and Dad. Little Ashley, a… Continue reading

I recently read a provocative book by Brian McLaren called A Generous Orthodoxy, which is an invitation to Christians to think about the many ways that God touches our lives. The chapter on bringing Jesus to our world, but in… Continue reading

This Springtime morning the air was filled with the chirps, whistles, and cries of the birds. What a difference from the cold silent mornings to which I awakened a few weeks ago. The dogwood tree in my front yard, which… Continue reading

It has caused wars, provoked people to murder, brought on uncontrollable greed, made people insanely lustful, and driven men to abandon family, home, and safety in quests to own it. It is a soft metal, yellow in color – called… Continue reading