“The fiat of the Almighty…”
In the late 1800s, Frederick Douglass, a courageous, compelling figure in American history, said these marvelous words: “I do not despair for this country. The…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Bitching Ain’t Leadership!
Bear with me and this harsh language. It is intentional and important. I read that line earlier today in a leadership email from Stephen Mansfield.…
When Storms Speak
My latest book, a 365-day devotional called When Storms Speak, is available now on Amazon in both print and Kindle editions. Here is the description…
Disconnecting our Faith
Deconstruction has become a popular term today as lots of Christians have questioned certain aspects of their faith. Many people who grew up in certain…
What is your most productive decade?
A 2018 study from the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the top three most potentially productive decades in a person’s life are as…
Weary Yet Pursuing
“So where are you on the Richter scale, babe? How are you on a scale of 1 to 10?” Jessica asked me this the other…
Dealers in Hope
Leaders must be dealers in hope. That is what Napoleon said (not Napoleon Dynamite, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor who nearly conquered the world). Napoleon…
What to do with what’s going on?
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was en route to a monthly pastors’ prayer gathering at the World Prayer Center in Colorado Springs…
Update…and some wonderful blogs
Hi, my friends! I am still working on my 365-entry daily devotional, so I have not resumed posting any new essays here yet; however, I…
Hi, my friends! A quick update about this blog.
Hey friends, I have not posted any thoughts or essays in several weeks because I am currently turning my years of blogging into a 365-entry…