by Jerry Long | Jun 2, 2020 | Inspiration
For the past several months much of my time apart from work has been spent readying my recently deceased father’s house to sell. Whereas a sales contract came quickly because his house is in one of the most sought after neighborhoods in my hometown, movement to...
by Jerry Long | May 4, 2020 | Inspiration
Back in the early 80’s when Lynne and I lived in Columbia with our girls, we came home on a Saturday night after Thanksgiving to discover that our house had been broken into and some personal possessions taken. The best way to describe how that made us feel is...
by Jerry Long | Apr 6, 2020 | Inspiration
A few weeks ago when it became obvious to Americans that the COVID-19 virus was something to be taken seriously, a most amazing thing happened in the US. Americans began a run on toilet paper along with other items which each deemed a necessity. At the end of that...
by Jerry Long | Mar 2, 2020 | Inspiration
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, my father, who had turned 98 just two days before, passed into eternity. In many respects my father was a remarkable man. Prior to having a mild heart attack in October 2019, my father still lived alone, still cut his own grass with a...
by Jerry Long | Feb 3, 2020 | Inspiration
Americans have fought and died for what our Declaration of Independence describes as three inalienable rights–life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By inalienable we mean that these rights cannot be taken away from us nor can we ourselves give them away. Why?...
by Jerry Long | Dec 30, 2019 | Inspiration
In my role as a minister, I never know when a phone call or text is going to prove once again the truth of the old saying, “Life Turns on a Dime.” Such was the case for me one morning a few weeks ago as I was preparing to leave home for work. That’s when I received a...
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