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…
For years I believed a common myth about alligators. According to this popular misconception, alligators are so fast that they can outrun humans. So the only hope for someone chased…
6 Parenting Principles We Can Learn from the Syria Dilemma By all accounts, President Obama is an excellent dad to Malia and Sasha. That makes it puzzling that he has…
But Who Is Really Following? Ever since the end of World War II, the President of the United States has been acknowledged as "the leader of the Free World."…
In case you didn’t know, the capital of Syria is Damascus—the same place Saul was headed in Acts 9 when he had a life-changing encounter with the risen Jesus. And…
Why all the fascination with "Duck Dynasty" these days? Is it just another example of mindless cultural fluff, or is a profound spiritual message somehow involved? The…
When I recently I hit 20,000 Twitter followers @BestBibleTweets, I started having eerie flashbacks of a conversation last year with a pastor friend named Steve. He had spent a considerable…