A strange melancholy
Have you ever felt a strange melancholy in your soul when things around you were good and your favorable circumstances did not seem to warrant…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Slapped silly
A strange new sporting phenomenon has arisen in recent years wherein two opposing men square off across a table to engage in open-handed slap competitions.…
3 1/2 years earlier
When Jesus made His famous Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of His Passion Week, the people shouted a peculiar phrase.…
Let go–they’re his!
There is a three-fold reminder in Psalm 100:3 that can anchor our souls and strengthen our hope in the areas of our greatest concern. It…
the majestic (can you see it?)
At this moment in the early weeks of autumn, how are you doing at having eyes that can see the majestic? If we are not…
Don’t let your unanswered prayers eclipse your answered prayers
In today’s reading, I would like to present you with an encouragement and a caution: Don’t let unanswered prayers eclipse your answered prayers from God.…
A story-changing word
In some of the final words of our New Testament, the Holy Spirit and the Church, the bride of Christ, join in a tandem affirmation.…
Your victor’s crown–what is it?
What is the victor’s crown for your life? In his letters throughout the New Testament, the Apostle Paul made several references to crowns: the victor’s…
Giving up or giving over
If you have lived very long at all, you have no doubt discovered that there are very few things in life that we can control.…
When the high road hurts
Sometimes the high road hurts, doesn’t it? When I officiate weddings, I often insert a little phrase near the end of my remarks, urging the…