Empathize Before You Opine
Lately, I ask myself more and more, "Can you imagine being so-and-so?" A person in a difficult situation. An awkward exchange. A...
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Jim Donaher
- Aug 29
- 3 min
Gentleness and Compassion
In today's world, we see examples daily of how we reward 'toughness' and ignore decency. In our politics, social lives, business...
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Jim Donaher
- Aug 24
- 5 min
Protect the Kids Who Need Protection
Lord, I’m troubled by so much that is being done in your name. Things that it doesn’t seem you would bless. Requiring gay kids to be...
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Jim Donaher
- Aug 16
- 11 min
To Pray or Not: Excuses People Make For Not Praying
Excerpted from "Call Him, He's Home: A Regular Person's Guide to Prayer" by Jim Donaher, 2021. Despite the ease, simplicity, versatility,...
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Jim Donaher
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Fear Drives Everything
As an observer of how the world and societies are evolving, it occurs to me that fear seems to be stirring much more attention than it's...
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Jim Donaher
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Evil Begets Evil - Break the Cycle
Lord, so many things are going awry in the world. Recently, he former prime minister of Japan was assassinated. They have few guns in...
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Jim Donaher
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Mind Your Own Business
As I observe the world and particularly the challenging state of the U.S., I'm struck by how much of the conflict and animosity between...
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Jim Donaher
- Apr 10
- 6 min
WWJD? Love.
I keep writing and rewriting this message, trying to convey the gentleness and compassion that Jesus Christ would insist upon, especially...
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Jim Donaher
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Fresh Ice for the New Year
Well, we are saying goodbye Friday night to 2021. Good riddance, you say? I agree. I thought 2020 was the low point of life in the United...
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Jim Donaher
- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
Well, This Will Be Different...
Starting a new career after 6 decades on planet earth. I have been under- or unemployed for the past 30 months. Two and a half years...
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Jim Donaher
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
Standing in Harm's Way
With all this as background, you find yourself in a battle. Deafeningly loud, hot, cold, and above all, dangerous. Remember, the other side
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Jim Donaher
- Jul 13, 2021
- 5 min
Like So Many Gnats...
The world today is an increasingly hostile, me-first place. One key reason? We suppress our empathy. What is empathy? Long story...
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Jim Donaher
- Jun 19, 2021
- 4 min
A Prayer on Juneteenth
Today is Juneteenth. I had never heard of this until a year ago. It is the day that the slaves in Texas were finally told that they had...
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Jim Donaher
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Grief Can Wait - It's Joy's Turn
I also told her that she was one of God's favorites, a truly good soul, one who would receive a standing ovation and wild celebration when
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