Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Hearsay is something that we hear from someone that we can’t adequately validate. Gossip is casual or unconstrained conversation about others. Innuendo is a disparaging or suggestive remark or hint about someone. As you can see we have all sorts of ways of communicating falsehoods or misleading information. Matthew 10:27 says, “What I tell youContinue reading “Speak the Truth”

When the doctor prescribes medicine for us, the drugs can only do their healing work if we use the drugs as intended. If we were to get a new car, we must take care of it to preserve its usefulness. Electronics must be used as intended or we will quickly find ourselves discarding as useless.Continue reading “Used As Intended”

Psalm 24:3-5 says, “Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from theContinue reading “Draw Near to God”

Psalm 103:1-5 says, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,  who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love andContinue reading “Praise Worthy”

As I go through my day, I usually face many interruptions to what I am doing or planning to do? I am sure that this same obstacle is true for all of us. As I search the Bible, however, I do not find any situations where Jesus was interrupted. Oh, many people came up toContinue reading “Interruptions?”