Author Archives: Jim Gleason

When you place a lamp within a room and turn it on, the whole room is lit up. The only way a portion of the room can remain dark is if it is cut off from the light. Light destroys darkness. Luke 11:35-36 says, “Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. IfContinue reading “Like a Lamp”

I have lived in California for most of my life. During some parts of the year the fire danger is high. Warm dry winds combine with the dry brush to make conditions ripe for wildfires. Once started, the fires spread rapidly due to the winds. The fires can be unstoppable if the conditions are right.Continue reading “Wind and Fire”

We remember things in different ways. We have a surface memory of past events and people’s names. We have a deeper memory that prompts us to do something, like go to an appointment or do a favor for someone. When we fail at surface memory, the consequences are minimal, like embarrassment. We we fail atContinue reading “When God Remembers”

This morning I was hiking a familiar trail before sunrise. It was dark and I was trying to stay on the trail, but I couldn’t see the trail. My steps were slow and unsure. Then I saw a light several hundred yards directly in front of me. I didn’t know where the light came from,Continue reading “Light At the End of a Tunnel”

Often our work at the lower levels of a company prepare us to manage more difficult tasks as we move up in the company. By living and helping with chores in a loving family we learn how to create and maintain a loving family of our own. By completing our schoolwork as best as weContinue reading “Our Work Works”