by Jerry Long | Jul 18, 2023 | Inspiration
It was a Saturday in 1979. Where I was, I had no business being. I was lying under one of our cars trying to replace a freeze plug that was leaking in the engine. I say I had no business being there because I knew nothing about repairing cars and had a bare minimum...
by Jerry Long | Jun 4, 2023 | Inspiration
“My soul weeps because of grief. Strengthen me according to your word.” (Psalm 118.28 ESV) I am a student of grief. The classrooms for my grief studies have primarily been four – my own grief experiences, studies of the writings of grief experts, observing others as...
by Jerry Long | May 7, 2023 | Inspiration
Whether a person is religious or not, everyone has a faith system by which he or she lives. All individuals have basic core beliefs which help both shape their worldview. The foundational core belief is what he or she believes regarding whether God is or God isn’t. ...
by Jerry Long | Apr 12, 2023 | Inspiration
Recently while driving to an appointment, I sat at a red light admiring the creative architectural design of a local bank’s brand new office building. While doing so, a well-lighted lobby area on the first floor caught my eye. On the wall of the lobby which faced the...
by Jerry Long | Mar 7, 2023 | Inspiration
What do you consider to be the most important question(s) you need to ask and answer correctly if you expect to live life successfully? Potential questions abound, such as what is a successful life, why am I here, what is my purpose, how can I be happy, what will it...
by Jerry Long | Feb 7, 2023 | Inspiration
Recently someone asked me to give my best advice for raising children. As I developed my answer, my goal was to provide an answer that would transcend cultural context and be beneficial to parents at any given point in time. What follows is the result of my...
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