Chris Jackson
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Menu
  • About
  • Alexis’ Story
  • Hope City Church
  • Recent Talks
  • 2-Minute Messages
  • My Books
    • When Storms Speak
    • Dynamic Living in Desperate Times
    • Among Kings
    • A Perfect 10
    • I Am She
    • Conscience
    • Second in Command
    • Praying Through Sorrows
  • For Church Leaders
    • An overlooked picture of pastoral ministry
    • Death by comparison
    • Distracted on Saturday depressed on Sunday
    • Heart Punch
    • In praise of the jack-of-all-trades
    • My new friend–a Maasai warrior and pastor from Kenya
    • Success versus Faithfulness
    • Teachers, watch your words
    • When you’re feeling illegitimate
    • Why Church Leaders drop out of the race
    • Why Every Pastor Should Workout
    • Dreams versus contentment
    • Duck feathers and rhino skin
    • Goliath versus Bathsheba
    • Keep your head up (encouragement for pastors)
    • Preaching among lions (for pastors and ministry leaders)
    • The Blues Brothers
    • When the high road hurts—how to respond when people leave your ministry
    • The flip side of your gifts and talents
    • Solomon, on reading effectively
    • Do first things first
    • The world’s greatest job (for pastors and ministry leaders)
    • Your funeral script
    • Lonely at the top
    • Innate miracles
    • A barefoot Moses in Sinai
    • How the mighty have fallen
    • Letters from Crete–part 1
    • Letters from Crete–part 2
    • One of you is a devil!
4 posts

Browsing category

Success

ContentmentGetting olderpurposeSuccess

You are NOT irrelevant as you age

By Chris Jackson
September 24, 2020
1 Mins read

Today, let’s push back against feelings of irrelevance that can creep into our lives as we age. We are living in a time and a culture where everyone wants to stay young as long as they can. Very few people want to get old. Indeed, this has always been a…

Read more
CharacterCreativityExcellenceFaithfulnessreputationSuccessWorship

Hard work mistaken for talent

By Chris Jackson
October 20, 2018
1 Mins read
One of several books that I have  been perusing recently is Erwin McManus’ 2014 The Artisan Soul, wherein Erwin beautifully describes the interplay between hard work and talent. He writes: “Eventually art becomes craft. The combination of talent and passion funneled through the crucible of discipline and determination resulted in…
BlessingDecision-makingPerspectiveSuccessWisdom

Chance vs. Opportunity

By Chris Jackson
May 30, 2018
2 Mins read
“Make the most of every opportunity.” That’s what the Bible tells us to do in Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5, but what if we don’t? What happens if we don’t make the most of an opportunity? Or worse, what if we miss an opportunity altogether? Are we out of luck,…
Decision-makingDestinydreamsFinancesSuccess

3 Sacred texts: Your Bible, your calendar, and your checkbook

By Chris Jackson
March 11, 2015
1 Mins read
“Show me your calendar and your checkbook and I will predict your future levels of success.” Those were the opening words of a pastors’ conference, spoken by a gentlemen who was responsible for the oversight of thousands of ministers worldwide. After the Bible, he said, the most sacred documents in…

  • Subscribe Here


    • Recent Posts

      • The Mender of My Broken Heart
      • Knowing the Tides
      • Thank you for visiting my blog!
      • Easter Dresses
      • The Watchdog (100-word story)
      • The 23rd Psalm without God
      • Don Brewster (1954 – 2024) A Hero’s Tribute
      • “Moments of Silence” by David Jackson
      • Your Mt. Rushmore
      • On Fairy Stories

    • Categories

    • Archives

    • Hope City Church

    • Fight Human Trafficking

    • Sponsor a Child

    © 2023 Chris Jackson. All Rights Reserved.
    Website designed by Mohit Ranpura.
    • Sign in

    Forgot your password?

    Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive mail with link to set new password.

    Back to login