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Inconvenient Truth

I don’t know about you, but I often find that the things I have done have hurt someone, very often someone I care about dearly. My intent was pure and innocent, but somehow my follow through had unexpected consequences. I hadn’t thoroughly thought through my actions. I Corinthians 10:23-24 says, “All things are lawful, butContinue reading “Inconvenient Truth”

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 19, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Inconvenient Truth

Lawful Things

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 19, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Lawful Things

Tuned In

I have worn hearing aids for many years now. They have many benefits and a few drawbacks. I can definitely hear better, which helps me also be more socially aware. I can adjust the hearing aids to different environments to make them more effective. For instance, I can diminish ambient noise to focus on aContinue reading “Tuned In”

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 18, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Tuned In

Promises

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 18, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Promises

Irritations Add Up

Yesterday was one of those days when nothing seems to go smoothly. I drove into McDonald’s looking for a drink. The line of cars was so long that I pulled out to go somewhere else. Then I went to our favorite bagel shop to get my favorite bagel. The bagel was a disappointment on thisContinue reading “Irritations Add Up”

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 17, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Irritations Add Up

Working the Works of God

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 17, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Working the Works of God

Appearances Tell a Story

I was people watching as I ate my lunch in the mall today. It seemed to me that most people were telling a story about themselves through their appearance. Now I wasn’t judging them but rather trying to understand what they were saying. The style of clothing that they wore spoke of how they viewedContinue reading “Appearances Tell a Story”

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Appearances Tell a Story

Throne of Grace

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Throne of Grace

The Way of Faith

After listening to me for hours, a counselor once told me that I always take the hard road. She didn’t mean that as a compliment. I have a long history of choosing the more difficult way of working through things. I don’t do it on purpose, it’s just the choices I make. One of myContinue reading “The Way of Faith”

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The Way of Faith

Be Exalted, Oh God

Posted byJim GleasonSeptember 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Be Exalted, Oh God

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