Author Archives: Jim Gleason

I have always been confused by the use of terms like partly sunny and partly cloudy. They seem to describe the same weather conditions to me. I looked it up and partly sunny means that the weather is moving from clouds and/or rain toward sunshine, while partly cloudy means the opposite conditions are occuring, movingContinue reading “Partly Sunny Versus Partly Cloudy”

During every election year, the candidates make many promises. When elected they often fail to fulfill their promises for many reasons. Advertising makes many promises as well. Some are outrageous and cannot be fulfilled and others are just misleading. Friends and family often make promises to us, but cannot, or will not choose to, fulfillContinue reading “Promises, Promises”

It has been cloudy all day. Everytime I look up I see clouds of various shades and shapes. But as much as I want to, I do not yet see any extraordinary events in the clouds. But someday, you and I will, whether we believe it or not. I Thessalonians 4:16-18 says, “And the deadContinue reading “Meeting Jesus”

We are all built the same in many ways. Since we were small children, we always wanted the thing that our parents, or others in authority, told us that we couldn’t have. As we walked through a store, we wanted something that our parents had already said no to. We wanted the toy that somebodyContinue reading “Anything But …”

“For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” Psalm 86:5 This single verse describes three attributes of God. He is good. He is forgiving. And He abounds in steadfast love. These three characteristics of God are sufficient causes for us to fully trust Him withContinue reading “One Verse, Three Attributes”