When a social media post gets noticed by large numbers of people, it is said that the post has gone viral. Many times, the author of the post did not expect such a large reaction. We are often unaware of the impact that our actions have upon others. Other times, we may expect that ourContinue reading “Gone Viral”
Author Archives: Jim Gleason
Multiplied Blessings
Successes of Others
Some people view life as a beauty pageant. We are all lined up next to each other on a great stage. In front of us is a sea of judges, evaluating everything about us. They judge our looks, what we say, and our talent. At every stage of life, this evaluation goes on, until weContinue reading “Successes of Others”
Our Identity
Deeper Joy
Most of us experience joy from time to time. There is the joy of achievements like graduation, job promotion, and financial rewards. We also experience joy in relationships like marriage, childbirth, Christmas, and family celebrations. I know the joy of watching my children and now my grandchildren participate in sports, music, and drama. But theseContinue reading “Deeper Joy”
Gladness in the Soul
Limited Availability
A new product is released with great fanfare and we want it. We rush to the store to get it and find out that the product was released with limited availability and is not available to us. Psalm 16:11 says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullnessContinue reading “Limited Availability”
In God’s Right Hand
Special Attention
When we were married, several people gave us place settings of China dinnerware. We didn’t have much at the time, but we did have this expensive set of dinnerware. We rarely used it, but the set was always given special care and attention when we did use it. Psalm 4:3 says, “But know that theContinue reading “Special Attention”
