“Steady as she goes” the captain yells to the helmsman at the ship’s wheel meaning, “Keep the ship on course resisting the cross currents, the winds.”  That is God’s word to my heart this morning!  “Steady, Jerry. Don’t falter, don’t… Continue reading

I avoided being alone for my entire life. When Bev, my late wife, was away even for a day I was uncomfortable. Then, she died two years ago.  In the six months that followed her death, going home from the… Continue reading

For months, I visited the office of the architect who was designing the church building in which we now worship. His work fascinated me, taking ideas and turning them into plans! He talked with the building committee, finding out what… Continue reading

The conversation, though 50 years old, remains in my mind. A man who I, as a teenager, saw as a success, who was striving to make his place the company he worked for, insisted that if I wanted to amount… Continue reading

I like to be ‘in the know,’ don’t you?  I am not talking about gossip. I am talking about having real understanding of a person, a situation, that lets me feel connected and involved. Who does not enjoy a conversation… Continue reading

The title is correct.  It is not “if” but rather, “when.” One of the things I love about the inspired Word is that the stories of the ‘heroes of faith’ get told in full, without censoring out the ugly stuff!… Continue reading

We all desire to be loved, don’t we? We will do almost anything to be valued, to feel like we are a worthy person. And, it can be a trap! We confuse “I like what you do” with “I love… Continue reading

My last blog post for 2017 is about a quality of life that we praise much but practice less;  one we know is a key to the best possible life but that many of us reject most of the time.… Continue reading

One of the by-products of being physically ill is that all of life looks more difficult, right? Three weeks ago, a tenacious infection settled into my lungs and with it came fever, cough, exhaustion, and yes – discouragement.  “Why bother?”… Continue reading

When I was parenting teenagers I felt a tension. My children had training and discipline so I was confident that they could act independently.  At the same time, all teens deal with impulse issues. A part of the brain that… Continue reading