Jim Gleason

Blessing

Unproductive

Sometimes, I get frustrated when something that I am trying to do is just not working. Perhaps I didn’t plan well. Maybe I didn’t have the proper tools. Sometimes, I just don’t know how to do the task. In any case, it’s true that I am not equipped to do the job at the time.Continue reading “Unproductive”

Unless the LORD Builds

Art of Persuasion

On social media, you can find thousands of people overreacting to circumstances. These people, often referred to as “Karen”, think that they have control over the events and react angrily when things do not go their way. However, their anger and harsh words rarely accomplish very much, other than probably raising their own blood pressure.Continue reading “Art of Persuasion”

Soft Tongue

Read the Signs

Roadside signs warn us of dangers ahead and lead us in the direction we want to go. Signs along hiking trails do much the same things. Failure to heed the warnings and go in the direction that the signs lead will take us into danger and lead us away from the direction we want toContinue reading “Read the Signs”

God’s Word In Our Hearts

Completed Plans

We make plans for everything. We plan what we will do today. We prepare for our vocation with experience and education. Then we plan time off from this vocation with vacation plans. We plan for marriage and family. Ultimately, we plan for retirement and death. Our plans, however, are fallible as we do not controlContinue reading “Completed Plans”

Wonderful Things In Mind

Straight Roads

When I am driving, I prefer straight roads. Mountain roads are beautiful and have their own attraction, but I enjoy the smooth and quicker sailing of straight roads. For driving on any road, we need to make sure that we have prepared ourselves and our vehicles. Hebrews 12:12-13 says, “Therefore lift your drooping hands andContinue reading “Straight Roads”