Author Archives: Jim Gleason

While I was growing up I played a lot of sports. Unfortunately, it seemed that I was always on bad teams. So bad in fact, that my teams inevitably won the “Sportsmanship” trophy, given to us mainly because we didn’t give up while losing most of the time. Frankly, I didn’t like that. I wantedContinue reading ““We Play the Game to Win””

Watching the news on television, we are presented with one expert after another. Health, pandemic, weather, economic, political and even sports experts give their views and prognostications about events. Their credentials and previous experiences are not presented, so we can’t really evaluate their expertise. I have always been a little bit skeptical about anyone purportingContinue reading “Beyond Knowledge”

My wife and I just returned from a four day trip to central Michigan. We were treated to some spectacular scenery as we hiked through several county and state parks, along with some wildlife and nature preserves. The fall colors were in full display as the trees shimmered in the sun. We also enjoyed majesticContinue reading “Beautiful Scenery”

Halloween just passed, a time when dressing up in costumes is not just acceptable, but encouraged. Along with the scary costumes, people dress up as their favorite characters and famous people. Some people are expressing the scary theme of Halloween, while others are trying to make a statement. While you can tell a little aboutContinue reading “Costumes Suitable for the Children of God”

Awhile back a television show featured a magician/illusionist revealing how magic tricks were performed. To those of us who consider ourselves to be logical, reasonable people, this show filled in the gaps for us. We could see what was done behind the veil, so to speak. We could see what was intentionally withheld from theContinue reading “Seeing the Invisible”