Familiarity is everywhere today. Most people ignore the honorifics and formalities that once governed our interactions. Few, if any, of the people that my Dad served as a minister ever addressed him as “Jerry.” He was Pastor Scott, to all.… Continue reading

The Smith’s, a couple from some American suburb, were on the national news whining about the big, bad bank that was taking advantage of them. Seems that they had fallen on some rough times economically (lot’s of people have it… Continue reading

As I listened to the family fighting, threatening each other with profane words in public without restraint, my heart broke. There was no peace because there was no love. They were affectionate, but none of them understood deep love. The… Continue reading

Most of us fear our weakness, well aware of the vulnerability to temptation there, but did you ever consider that it is quite possible to sin at the point of your strength? The past two Fridays were not high points… Continue reading

A Christian who attempts to experience all that the Lord intends for his life while walking alone is abnormal. He will not develop the fully fruitful life in the Spirit that God intends for him. He will be exponentially more… Continue reading

Yesterday John Podesta, former White House chief of staff to President Clinton, criticized the current President for “losing control of the narrative.” It’s a polite way to say that the White House is letting others write their script. This means… Continue reading

Anxiety is stalking just about everybody in these turbulent times! Teenagers I counsel are less concerned with their pimples than the kind of world they will inherit in a few years. Apocalyptic headlines convince these tender souls that we stand… Continue reading

Exodus is a story full of lessons for those of us who would be God’s holy people! We learn that He really loved them, had great plans for them. His goal? To give bring them to the Promised Land. “With… Continue reading

War! Earthquake! Death! Poverty! Disease! Disappointment! Flood! Fire! These and more have caused human beings to cry rivers of tears. Early this morning, as I was praying, my body was shaken with sobs. To be sure, some of my tears… Continue reading

I am a guy who likes to get to the point!  I analyze and ask, what’s going on? If we can figure out why is it happening, we can fix it. I like things to run smoothly and on time.… Continue reading