Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

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  • Jerry’s Love

    The worst years of our lives were 2013 and 2014. Losing four loved ones unexpectedly caused extreme trauma for our family. We lost our nephew Justin on May 15th, 2013. Winter came and was especially long, hard, and cold. Losing Granny in December, Jake in March, and Mom in May just added to the pain.… Read more

  • The heart of the matter

    Why is lawlessness surging in America? The blame game is being played. Guns, drugs, mental illness get the headlines but what are we really witnessing? Here’s the cold hard truth. A latter day sign of the return of Jesus is lawlessness. He said, “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow… Read more

  • A teacher called grace

    A teacher called Grace Seven years have come and gone since our Jake passed in March of 2014. Grief has been a teacher to Stacey and I (others also) through this difficult season of life. I think the greatest lesson I have learned since that awful day is that the grace of God is without… Read more

  • Valentines Day for Dummies

    Valentines Day for Dummies Valentines Day for Dummies — Read on mjfekete.com/2016/02/10/valentines-day-for-dummies/ Read more

  • Hope in hard times

    Its been nearly 5 years since my son died. The three anchors that have moored me in the most difficult days are faith, hope and love. Heartache and hardships truly test the validity of these three foundational Christian principles. I have found that it is impossible to destroy these three things. The ship may be… Read more