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Shade on a Sunny Day

Last Saturday we went to our grandson’s baseball game. It was the hottest day of the year thus far. There was no shade, so we sat and baked in the sun. When we got to the car after the game,the car’s thermometer said it was 105 degrees. I couldn’t even get cooled down the restContinue reading “Shade on a Sunny Day”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Shade on a Sunny Day

Cry for Help

Posted byJim GleasonJune 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Cry for Help

Lost Hope

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”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Lost Hope

Full of Hope

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Inheritance

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”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 14, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Inheritance

A Proclamation From the Elderly

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The Name on Your Jersey

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”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 13, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The Name on Your Jersey

Good Paths

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Fiftieth Anniversary

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”

Posted byJim GleasonJune 12, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Fiftieth Anniversary

Most Important Message

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