Author: Jim Stephens

Paul had a lot of friends in Rome, a city hundreds of miles away that he had never visited—yet

Are you taking the time, making the effort to give honor, show respect, and express appreciation for others?

It’s not wrong to have sincere and deeply held desires.

Picture yourself as a skilled, gifted musician in your own very specific orchestra…

I’m learning to see every grace, each blessing, every gift, that comes my way as intended by God to help others.

I don’t want to criticize, judge, and condemn other people!

Everyone has their own history to deal with.

These words fill me with a longing to rise above petty differences and disagreements.

Life will soon be over and eternity will never be over…

Sometimes it seems as if life gets really complicated.