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 revealing personal look at life & leadership I find myself sympathetic to George Zimmerman, because I made some of the same fundamental errors many years go. No, I didn’t…
I’ve never met LeBron James, and I probably never will. So I guess it’s presumptuous to tell you how he’s feeling after winning his second straight NBA title and MVP…
On the surface, it would seem that God’s words in Hosea 4:6 are no longer true. In today's Information Age, can we really say today that people are being "destroyed for…
Have you ever visited a narcissistic church? Even worse, do you attend—or perhaps lead—a congregation that is self-absorbed and in love with itself? Not long ago, I had the unpleasant…
Attributed to renowned investor Warren Buffet, "skin in the game" is a term describing the willingness of a company’s top executives to invest some of their own money in a…
Sometimes we’re on the brink of our breakthrough, but something is holding us back. Can you relate? After Moses’ death, Joshua found himself on the banks of the Jordan River,…