Has God ever told you a joke? It unexpectedly happened to me in a recent prayer meeting at our church. As we prayed, we felt challenged to lay aside our…
The most intense period of my 2019 cancer and chemo journey lasted just six months. Although it was rough, I met many people at the cancer clinic who had it…
I’m frustrated about something, and I wonder if you can help me work through it. It all goes back to two fundamental questions I have about Jesus’ Parable of the…
I was convicted as I read the final chapter of the book of Exodus recently. It's the culmination of several chapters that provide a detailed description of the furniture and…
The Lord rebuked me recently. Although loving, His message to me came as a stern word of caution. The Holy Spirit basically said, "Jim, you have a terrible tendency to…
A Word of Caution to My MAGA Friends It was an early morning prayer meeting, just one day after the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as America's 47 President. Most…
I always thought I would become more patient as I aged. Sadly, though, the opposite has been true. Instead of enjoying life under a palm tree somewhere, I find myself…
Valentine’s Day really impacted me this year, and I still find myself thinking about the strange nature of "love." If you’ve truly experienced love and are honest about it, you…
I’ll never forget the day I met James "Buster" Douglas for the first time. His fiancé, Bertha, worked for my dad and me in our law office in Columbus, Ohio,…
I really like the concept of miracles. As a writer for a Christian ministry, I find myself regularly penning articles and books about God’s desire to give "supernatural breakthroughs" to…
It’s beautiful, but also exasperating, that the Bible often points out two seemingly opposite and contradictory sides of a subject. For example, Jesus is both God and man, a paradox…
With the approaching of Valentine’s Day, I found myself Googling "The Greatest Love Songs of All Time." Wow. Pretty interesting list. Many of the "secular" love songs could be described…