Author Archives: Jim Gleason

When our kids were young, we had a family puppet ministry. It was called Heavenly Hands and we performed for Sunday Schools, camps, mission trips, and our neighborhood. We learned the craft in formal training and watching the masters, like the Muppets, perform. I wrote most of the scripts and we were aided by somewhatContinue reading “Puppet Master”

I greatly admire the work of talented music composers and artists. I have no idea how they take an idea and create beautiful music or artwork. They start with a simple notion and weave together complicated pieces of music and art. Do they see the end product in their minds as they start, or doContinue reading “Artistic Endeavors”

When I was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago, I told the doctor that I was not willing to change my diet. I thought she was going to tell me that I had to eat tasteless food that I had spent a lifetime avoiding. She listened patiently to my rant and just made a coupleContinue reading “Small Victories and Little Defeats”

The Olympics just ended. We celebrated the victories of the gold medalists. We celebrated the achievements of the other medalists as well. What about the athletes who didn’t medal? Most never made it onto the television broadcast. Most return home to the acclaim and admiration of friends and relatives, but are virtually ignored by theContinue reading “Fading Victory”

I have served on two juries in my life. It is a sacred responsibility for citizens of this country. Still, it is an overwhelming task to sit in judgment of someone. You listen intently and scrutinize the evidence. At the end of the trial you render a judgment on the defendant’s guilt or innocence. IfContinue reading “Courthouse”