When we go to a repair shop and then find out that they don’t have the tools or knowledge to fix our item, we are frustrated and disappointed. How much more disappointing it is to find out that we have a terminal health condition that cannot be healed. In Jeremiah 32:17, Jeremiah prays, “Ah, LordContinue reading “Avoiding Disappointment”
Author Archives: Jim Gleason
Nothing Is Too Hard
Message of Peace
Negotiating peace between two parties who are enemies with each other is rather difficult. Terms of a peace agreement may seem reasonable to most people but be rejected by one or both parties. It is amazing how often peace is rejected, even at the risk severe ongoing harm to those who reject peace. II CorinthiansContinue reading “Message of Peace”
Ambassadors of Peace
Real Celebration
When my granddaughter was young, she would often shout, “This is cause for celebration!” I loved the joyous attitude. Sometimes we are so busy and burdened that we miss frequent causes for celebration that enter our lives. And sometimes we abuse a celebration in indulgence and blind repetition of traditions. A real celebration leads usContinue reading “Real Celebration”
Celebrate the Festival
Higher Perspective
The perspective that we choose to take regarding our problems determines the actions that we will take thereafter. Let’s assume that a ferocious animal has approached us in the forest. Facing that animal at ground level is frightening, to say the least. If we climb a tree and become out of reach for the animal,Continue reading “Higher Perspective”
A Giant Problem
What a Moment!
What historical moments have you observed in your lifetime? I am 76 years old, so I have observed many. I recall the Kennedy/Nixon debates, Cuban missile crisis, John and Bobby Kennedy’s assassinations, moon landing, many no-hitters and World Series, many wars, a pandemic, gas crisis, and much more. But none of these major world events,Continue reading “What a Moment!”
