Thoughts of inability or incompetence visit me making wonder if I am fit for service.  I sometimes think that the sermons I deliver just add to the excess of words in the world.  The rapid changes in our culture… Continue reading

Last Saturday we climbed onto the inflated raft at 10 am. The next four hours were active on the river; we took some rapids, paddled, talked, laughed, and had fun! It was a great day with my son and grandsons. Near… Continue reading

The sanctuary was full of children; singing, noisy, inquisitive kids!  This is not your Grandma’s VBS. The music is loud, the lesson illustrated with science labs. Active learning is the order of the day! I’m a happy man during Vacation… Continue reading

When Bev wanted to know how to do some new thing with her computer, she would ask me about it and then invariably would say, “Don’t just tell me, show me!” She wanted me to stand next to her and… Continue reading

This is not a joyous CWTW. I hope it makes you weep, drives you to prayer, and makes you engage with a problem that too many of us think is ‘about somebody else.’  It will most likely stir some resentment,… Continue reading

Yesterday, as I closed out the 60th year, I went on a trip to the place where Bev and I invested a dozen years in fruitful ministry among dear friends. In 2013, when we visited Great Barrington, MA there was… Continue reading

The conclusions of the FBI Director, James Comey, concerning Secretary Hillary Clinton’s private emails and breaches of security have caused a tempest in America. Every news outlet was discussing the issue last night. Predictably, some were saying she was vindicated,… Continue reading

  Why did you get out of bed this morning? I hear you laughing at my question. “Seriously, Jerry. I have kids to feed, a mortgage to pay, a boss to please, remember?”  I mean what’s bigger than that for… Continue reading

Talking about spiritual matters with a skeptic is always interesting and challenging. As they prod the perimeters of my faith, I am the first to admit that there are some things in life and in the Scripture that defy my… Continue reading

“Jerry, you ought to mow that lawn today.” “The wind in that storm blew branches all over the yard. You should make time to clean them up.”  “You must get prepared for that meeting now.”   Sometimes I awaken at 2… Continue reading