Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Have you ever faced a problem that you thought was significant and took all your attention, only to find out later that the problem was no big deal. I sure have. I can make the biggest deal out of the smallest issue. II Corinthians 4:17-18 says, “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for usContinue reading “Minor Distractions”

The Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians and Jerusalem was destroyed. Some 70 years later Nehemiah is serving the king when he hears that Jerusalem is still in ruins. He is led by God to rebuild the wall. The first thing that Nehemiah does is pray for God’s favor and for God to giveContinue reading “Rebuild”

We hate it when people spread lies about us, and rightfully so. But what about the lies we hear from inside our own heads and hearts. The lies about our lack of value, just because we didn’t do something right. The internal falsehoods about our bleak future because we failed at something. We all hearContinue reading “Destroying Lies”

When I was a kid I was always outside playing sports with the neighborhood kids. Every day we would choose sides. Besides the tension of hoping I would get picked, there was the stress of wanting to be selected for the best team. I didn’t just want to play, I wanted to win. Matthew 25:31-32Continue reading “Choose Sides”

We have all known employees who tend to slack off when the boss is not watching. They survive by only doing the bare minimum, but seem to be able to impress the supervisor. Our job is made more difficult by this type of worker and the company suffers. In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the storyContinue reading “Faithful Servant”