Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Today, we make our choices for city, county, state and federal governments. I find it hard to make these choices this year, more than most. The candidates voices are loud, but are they true? Their appearances are sharp, but are they distorted? I used to vote based upon character, rather than party or policies. IContinue reading “Election Day”

The first snow of the season is falling. In addition, the temperature is steadily declining. The sky is dark and dreary. It is definitely not a good day to be outside. Can we rejoice on a day like today? It depends on your attitude and focus. If joy depends on circumstances, you will not beContinue reading “Snow”

I am watching the currently top ranked college football team play. Their highly regarded quarterback is out due to testing positive with Covid 19. Therefore they have struggled today and were behind for three quarters. I have noticed that I can struggle when something is missing for me. It may be that I didn’t planContinue reading “Who’s Number 1”

Have you ever received praise for something you didn’t do? If you are like me, I am more likely to receive unjust criticism. But there are times when I have been praised for something I didn’t do. One time I was speaking in a church and the public notice called me “the most Reverand Doctor”Continue reading “Unworthy of Honor”

We face many giants in our lives. They include fear, discouragement, disallusionment, anger, faded hopes, rejection, and hurt. They interrupt our lives. The interrupt our thoughts making it difficult to think about anything else. They come from inside and from outside. King David faced a giant by the name of Goliath. David was just aContinue reading “Giants”

Last night, the Dodgers won the World Series. That may not mean much to you, and that’s OK. However, I have been a Dodger fan for over 60 years and it is a big deal to me. In my lifetime I have seen them win the World Series several times but it has been 32Continue reading “World Series Champion”

Our last move brought us 1700 miles east. We packed everything in PODs and let someone else move those things east, while we drove for three days. Oddly enough when we moved to and from Asia it took us less time and cost us less money. Anyway you look at it, moving is a longContinue reading “The Long Haul”

Several years ago we returned to the US after living in Asia for four years. Shortly thereafter we went into a Walmart. After less than 10 minutes we had to leave the store. We were completely overwhelmed with the number of options available to us. For instance, we were presented with a whole row ofContinue reading “Too Many Options”

Here, in the midwest, it is the end of crop growing season. Crops have been harvested and the fields been prepared for winter. To be honest, we see mostly the end of plant life these days. We don’t have many vines and grapes growing in the area, although there are some. Jesus had a lotContinue reading “Abiding”

It has been strange to watch sporting events without fans in the stadiums. Teams have tried different things to make it appear like fans are in attendance. They have crowd noise piped into the sound system, cardboard pictures of fans in some seats, videos of fans in the seats, and videos of fans celebrating atContinue reading “Empty Stands”