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The Twelve Sites of Christmas
I may not be your “true love,” but I do have some hope and ho! ho! ho! with cartoons, videos and my favorite Christmas columns. (And the site has expanded …
Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac
Preview: mental health resources with book excerpt, list of resources, and our playlist of encouraging songs My latest book, Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac, is co-authored by my …
How to overcome depression
Writers and poets have a higher rate of clinical depression than the general public, but it’s what makes them more creative, compassionate and insightful. Here’s how to make a weakness …
How to find love
Many people spend their lives, as the old song goes, “Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places." So, how do we find real, lasting love? Love comes from God …
If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!
Hi, I’m Jim. Welcome to Agers Anonymous. This is my brand-new support group, based on my brand-new book, If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done. I’m so glad you’ve joined …
7 reasons God may not be answering prayers
On the kitchen wall in my boyhood home hung a plaque that promised “God Answers Prayer.” Because of those words, reinforced in Sunday school and Bible storybooks, I got the …
From bad to worse to . . . astonishing
Have you ever noticed that the harder you pray, the worse things get? It seems to be a biblical pattern! For instance, take the story of Jairus’ daughter. Here’s how …
1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!
Preview: Should women be allowed to preach or does Paul’s prohibition apply today? The apostle wrote, “I do not permit me a woman to teach or have authority over a …
Top ten lists
I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s categories: • Top five silly things flight attendants say • Top ten additions to …
My Most Important Message in 40 Years
All my conference keynotes condensed into one essential talk Audio and text: After 40 years of traveling on the Christian writer’s conference circuit, I finally said no to airline security …
Hope for balance in life
If I hear another pastor, teacher or speaker proclaim, as if from Mount Sinai, “Put God first, your family second, your ministry third and your self last,” my “self” is …
Nathan Watkins illustrator
Nathan Watkins is a talented illustrator whose work spans from the whimsical “Zac,” the cartoon pill bottle from Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac to full-color illustrations for Puppy …
What would Jesus say to a Church divided by politics?
October 2020 Pastor Keith Mannes left his Christian Reformed Church in Michigan saying the congregation had become too politicized. He told his local newspaper that partisanship in the pews “has …
LGBTQIA+ and B-I-B-L-E
Preview: An honest look at what the Bible says about sexual issues written—I hope—with compassion and an accurate biblical perspective. Homosexuality is one of the most polarizing subjects today in …