Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Despair is the result of lost hope. Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” We’ve all been to places where people have lost hope. Perhaps we have even experienced this loss ourselves. The loss of hope can be read on faces reflecting the despair.Continue reading “Lost Hope”

As I approach the end of this life I am considering what I will leave to my children and grandchildren. Before we left for Nepal over 20 years ago, we gave away most of our possessions. We didn’t want to hold onto anything that would cause us to look back. We have had to acquireContinue reading “Inheritance”

I have watched a lot of sports during my 71 years of life. One thing that is common to all sports is a uniform or jersey. The uniform identifies the team, and nowadays the team’s sponsors. Most teams also have the individual’s name emblazoned on the jersey. The jersey, therefore tells you something about theContinue reading “The Name on Your Jersey”

Today is my wife’s and my 50th wedding anniversary. She is a great and godly woman with whom I have been blessed to share 50 years. She has put up with a lot of hairbrained ideas, multiple personalities, and difficult times. But she has always done so with ultimate grace and love. In her, GodContinue reading “Fiftieth Anniversary”

I spent the day with my grandson playing as many sports as we could. This is an annual event that we call Sports Day. It is a wonderful tradition that I started when my sons were young and now I have the privilege of doing it with my grandson. He is 9 years old nowContinue reading “Sports Day”