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HUMILITY: Our Missing Ingredient?

I recently saw an interesting article by a Christian leader who considers himself to be "prophetic." Every year he makes predictions about what God will be doing in the year…

Jim Buchan January 10, 2025

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Inspiration Leadership

What I Learned from John Rankin

Lately I've found myself thinking about John Rankin, a guy who was in the Christian fellowship group with me at Denison University over 40 years ago. John wasn't one of…

Jim Buchan October 24, 2018

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Inspiration Leadership

The Secret to Billy Graham’s Humility

Billy Graham once told a humorous story revealing how he could stay so humble, even while accomplishing so much. He was an evangelical superstar, to say the least. Yet when…

Jim Buchan February 24, 2018

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Inspiration

When People Forget You–and Other Deflating Experiences

I had a very humbling experience last week when I was invited to the Volunteer Appreciation Banquet at a local Retirement Village. I received the invited because, for nearly a…

Jim Buchan November 24, 2015

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Inspiration

Andrae Crouch & Me: To God Be the Glory

No Christian musician has ever influenced me as much as Andrae Crouch did. In fact, I modeled my own "music ministry" after his. Of course, I stunk as a singer…

Jim Buchan January 9, 2015