Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Last week I did some interior house painting. I could only paint for half a day, because I simply tired out. In fact, I got so tired that I was weak for a couple days. Now I was never a great athlete, but I used to have much more stamina than that. Age has takenContinue reading “Weakness of Age”

We have all seen demonstrations of awesome power. Men compete in the World’s Strongest Man competition every year, moving and carrying amazing amounts of weight. Men and women exhibit powerful fetes in crosstraining. Every day laborers seem to move mountains to build, create, and secure tall buildings. We get used to seeing these amazing fetesContinue reading “Real Power”

Several years ago I was walking down a street with a few friends. Across the street was a vacant lot. A flatbed truck was parked in the heap of rocks. Some young people were standing on the flatbed looking for some thrills. They began throwing some rocks at us. They were pretty far away soContinue reading “Covered by Love”

This past week Shaquille O’Neal harshly criticized many celebrities. He said that they have lost touch with reality. In his opinion, they look down on others and therefore do not understand or empathize with the struggles of the common people. They have let their success and pride make them lose touch with who they reallyContinue reading “Regarding the Lowly”

I spent most of the day painting window and door frames. The local mission is building several tiny homes for homeless men and women who have suffered some trauma that keeps them from being able to live in the dorms with large numbers of people. The desire is to provide a secure environment for theirContinue reading “Learning From Oxen”