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A Funny Thing Happened During the Disciples’ Self-Quarantine

In John 20:19-29 Jesus’ disciples were engaged in a self-imposed quarantine. Instead of being triggered by fear of a pandemic like COVID-19, their lockdown was caused by fear of persecution.…

Jim Buchan April 10, 2020

Inspiration

2018: Your Year of New Beginnings and Discovering the ‘8th Option’

I’ve never spent much time thinking about Biblical numerology. But this year is different. As we enter into 2018, I find myself thinking about the number “8” – God’s number…

Jim Buchan January 4, 2018

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New Births & New Beginnings

On January 25, 1969, I experienced the miracle of the new birth when I asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life. If you’ve never been born again, the…

Jim Buchan October 24, 2016

Inspiration

A Reboot at Age 80

Not long ago, my computer froze up. As I always do in such cases, I called the IT Department in desperation. “Have you tried rebooting?” they immediately asked. Doesn’t it…

Jim Buchan June 3, 2016

Inspiration

Bitter or Better? Here’s How to Turn Things Around

Recently I was stunned by two observations while attending a reunion of old friends I hadn’t seen in many years. The first observation was that virtually everyone had dealt with…

Jim Buchan June 13, 2015

Inspiration

Starting Over…at Any Age

I’ve been thinking a lot about the book of Ruth lately and the subject of “starting over.” The story describes two women, one old and one young, and both of them needed…

Jim Buchan May 27, 2015