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The Perils of Predictive Prophesying

Thankfully, the 2025 NFL draft is now over. The big story was quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders. Though projected by many as a top ten pick, he fell to the fifth…

Jim Buchan April 30, 2025

NASCAR pit stop with crew changing tires.

Inspiration Leadership

‘Pay Attention to the Flags!’

Last week God spoke to me through a very unusual dream. Although I've never even been to a NASCAR race, in this dream I was a NASCAR driver. The dream…

Jim Buchan September 5, 2021

Mourners gathered around a sickbed scene.

Inspiration Politics & Culture

Cures Worse Than the Disease

Last year I was diagnosed with cancer and went through several months of chemotherapy. The good news is that I survived the cancer, which is now considered to be "in…

Jim Buchan April 23, 2020

Inspiration

How to Know When You’ve Found ‘the One’

My friend Jon is a young, single Christian who has been actively looking for a wife the past few years. Recently he threw me off guard when he asked an…

Jim Buchan March 15, 2016

A person sitting on top of a wooden bench.

Inspiration Relationships & Romance

4 Tips for Finding the Needle in Your Haystack

In a vivid dream recently, I was frantically searching for something that seemed very difficult to find. A huge stack of stuff was in front of me, but the object…

Jim Buchan September 24, 2015

A close up of the wound on someone 's leg

Inspiration

Will You Settle for Less than the BEST?

If given the choice between a meal at the fanciest gourmet restaurant or McDonald’s, which would you choose? There are several reasons people frequently opt for fast food, and this…

Jim Buchan September 21, 2015