Jerry Scott

  • Anger and Fear, Renewal and Hope

    Friday evening I watched the demonstrations that spread across the nation after the announcement that that Supreme Court had reversed the infamous Roe V. Wade decision of 1973 that legalized abortion. The decision to return to the power to regulate… Continue reading

  • Yahweh Shalom

    The title is a Name of the Lord found in the Bible – “God is Peace.”  Peace! It can be an elusive quality of life.  We might wonder – What is going to happen to our economy? Or closer to… Continue reading

  • Power and Privilege

    Social upheavals in our nation over the last couple of years have shaken the foundations. Women fed up with being treated as sex objects started the “Me, too” movement.  The “Black Lives Matter” movement called for justice for all regardless… Continue reading

  • A Rich Relationship

    A friend who has given the last 2 decades of his life to helping men coming out of prison says that a common factor that led to troubles is the lack of a good father.  Either the father is absent… Continue reading

  • Who shapes your thoughts?

    So why do we do the things we do, act as we do? Because of what we believe to be true!  We are taught truth and consequence.  For example, I put my seatbelt whenever I drive. I do not do… Continue reading

  • Loving … God!

    A person ‘in love’ has the person loved in his thoughts near constantly. He plans for ways to show affection,  to be part of the life of his beloved. The romantic attraction matures into a shared experiences, to unselfish service,… Continue reading

  • Chaos and Me

    What a chaotic world we live in, at least it looks that way to me. In so many places, up is down, right is wrong. It may well be as you read that line you say, “Yes, Jerry, that’s because… Continue reading

  • Be Still, My Soul

    Are you anxious? Anxiety wears many disguises.  It can show up as worry or fear.  It can turn a person into a defensive and difficult individual trying desperately to reassert control over the perceived chaos of life. It can bring… Continue reading

  • Knowing YOU, Jesus

    He could tell you about the first flight of the Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, NC. He could talk at length about aerodynamics. He knew details about prop driven planes, jets, small aircraft, and military planes. He described airports around… Continue reading

  • The Open Secret

    People are intrigued with ‘inside information!’  Who doesn’t like to have access to a secret?  Knowing what others do not, mastering some skill or gaining some level of expertise helps us to find value in our world.  So, let me… Continue reading