Author Archives: Jim Gleason

If we have more than one child, we say that we love them all equally. If we are married, we commit to this love exclusively. In other circumstances, we say that we love something as a means of comparison to other things. For example, we may say that we love our car or our job,Continue reading “Sincere Love”

When we listen to a speaker, what causes us to believe the message and act upon it? If we are motivated to believe by fancy words or theatrics, we are probably going to regret it. We should be inspired to do something because the message itself is true. Some people think that the Christian messageContinue reading “Powerful Message”

No matter how much we love our children, we can’t watch them all the time. We do our best to keep them from harm, but sometimes they are out of our sight. So we teach them to do the right things. We tell them about some of the dangers that might come their way. AndContinue reading “We Can’t Watch Them All the Time”

I have written books, tracts, skits and plays, but that is the extent of my artistic endeavors. I have never created a work of art and I have never composed a single line of music. I admire, however, those who can craft a beautiful piece of art or a wonderful line of music. God createdContinue reading “Formed by Hand”

I am so unskilled at putting things together that we rarely bought any unassembled gifts for our children as they were growing up. In the rare case that a gift needed assembly, I either enlisted help from my brother-in-law or my wife had to put it together. I Generally didn’t even understand the directions. IContinue reading “Instruction Book”