As we emerge from the dark year of COVID, I am seeing a terrible side effect – apathy about worship, fellowship, and discipleship leading to the slow spiritual death of many. As a shepherd of the flock of God, I… Continue reading

Eventually you are going to experience that emotion nobody wants to know – grief.  Yesterday, I enjoyed a day filled with joyful moments.  We gathered in the church and it was wonderful to be among friends, looking upward, finding renewal… Continue reading

“Jerry, what should I do?” The voice of the young man was on the edge of desperation, facing a world that has no clear path.  I offered my ear, shared advice, and encouraged him to take life one day at… Continue reading

The people who are the most well-adjusted, who enjoy the most productive lives, are those who are able to accept life as it is. Did you think I just advised you to ‘give up’ on making life better? I did… Continue reading

We wake up to find ourselves living through hardship that found us unexpectedly, don’t we?  I am ministering to a grieving family, remembering a good man, a friend to me, whose life ended too soon by my estimation. Given our… Continue reading

How do you deal with things that are uncertain? Life works best for me when I know the what, the why, the where, the way.  I am not very good at just ‘letting it happen.’  I value results and when… Continue reading

History has some dark chapters doesn’t it? Hate, cruelty, selfishness, murder, war, bloodshed are too much a part of the record. What about your history?  Are there chapters you would like to erase?  I look back and remember, with a… Continue reading

These days I find myself confused by the flow of information that is often completely contradictory from one ‘expert’ to the next.  For some matters I can just ignore the noise. When it comes to my faith in Christ and… Continue reading

The world never stands still, does it?  How do you deal with the unceasing demands of living? The homes we live in must be maintained:  a screw tightened, a leak repaired, a roof replaced … Our relationships require tending, too.… Continue reading

I’m loving Springtime. The green lawn, the warmer days, the expectation of Summer trips, these things bring me a lot of happiness.  And, I am choosing JOY.  Thirty years ago, while I sat in my darkened office, in a real… Continue reading