by Jerry Long | Feb 1, 2021 | Inspiration
In the late 1980’s, a man named Sam Reck met and later married a widow named JoAnn at his church in Jacksonville, FL. Eventually they moved into the Florida Presbyterian Home where they were known as “Romeo & Juliet.” Last July, JoAnn contracted COVID and died on...
by Jerry Long | Jan 5, 2021 | Inspiration
It happens every year. At the stroke of midnight on December 31 when the calendar turns the page from one year to the next, something amazing happens. In the lives of people everywhere, hope is reborn. Even though nothing but the calendar actually changes in that...
by Jerry Long | Dec 8, 2020 | Inspiration
One of the most beloved of all Christmas carols is What Child Is This? William Dix wrote the words to the song while lying in bed wondering if he would live. The 29 year old Dix had contracted a near fatal illness that put him in bed for months. As the illness...
by Jerry Long | Nov 3, 2020 | Inspiration
One of the greatest comedians of all time was Robin Williams, who sadly took his own life in 2014. A new documentary on his life called Robin’s Wish addresses the neurodegenerative disease which impacted his suicide. His autopsy revealed that he had Lewy Body Dementia...
by Jerry Long | Oct 6, 2020 | Inspiration
Death has been on my mind lately. It’s not that I have a morbid personality or a fixation on Halloween. It’s that recent life circumstances have forced me to think about it whether I wanted to or not. For those who are not regular readers of my blogs, I am a Minister...
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