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Oct 18, 2019
6 min

He's Still Home...

The reason I know He hears is that I ask the questions and the answers come. Sometimes it’s just the quiet I need to think clearly.

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Jim Donaher

Oct 14, 2019
6 min

Times Change

The Greatest Generation, those men and women of our parent's generation, born of the Great Depression and forged in the fire of World War II

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Jim Donaher

Oct 9, 2019
7 min

Book Review

A few facts about the Bible: It is not 'a' book. It is a collection of 66 books written by 40 different authors over a period of 1500 years

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Jim Donaher

Oct 7, 2019
4 min

Okay, What's Next?

You may have heard that writing a book is hard. It's not. You can write a book. I did. But rewriting it, because your first draft was gar...

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Jim Donaher

Sep 30, 2019
5 min

How to Tell You?

You probably inferred from the order in which I presented them that I'm advocating the 'address it head-on' solution. That certainly is appr

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Jim Donaher

Sep 24, 2019
5 min

Time Flies

Why did God grant us these days? Well, there are a lot of reasons, but among them, he wants us to enjoy the blessings in our lives.

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Jim Donaher

Sep 20, 2019
5 min

Mercy, Pride & Reconciliation

Assume, for this example, that you are objectively in the right and they are dead wrong. NO ONE expects you to forgive them.

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Jim Donaher

Sep 17, 2019
3 min

Encourage

The world moves very fast, and with so much going on, it's easy to forget that other people are hurting in a variety of ways, large and...

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Jim Donaher

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

What Have You Got to Lose?

The keynote statement is, 'What have I got to lose?' Apply this logic to the decision to follow Jesus. Like fantasy sports or new products

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Jim Donaher

Sep 6, 2019
5 min

My Father's House Has Many Rooms...

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms;

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Jim Donaher

Sep 3, 2019
5 min

When I was a stranger...

Hope is different. Hope is for a better, happier, more fulfilling future. A safe, happy, healthy future, despite whatever our current

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Jim Donaher

Aug 21, 2019
7 min

14,600 Or So Days Later...

I loved my time in high school and I love the people with whom I went through it. I love laughing about things we laughed about back then...

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Jim Donaher

Aug 16, 2019
6 min

Hey! You! Be You!

If you answered yes to any of these questions, don't feel bad. You're reading this for a reason, and it may be that you need to be reminded

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My Two Days at the Global Leadership Summit

Jim Donaher

Aug 13, 2019
6 min

My Two Days at the Global Leadership Summit

Each of us has been led, and have experience with effective and ineffective leaders. (It's easy to tell which is which)

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Jim Donaher

Aug 7, 2019
3 min

What If Mayor Jimbo Prayed for Wisdom? Part 2 of 2

Lord, I am excited to be here, but I am apprehensive. I have never been to a city this size, nor have I attended an event with this many...

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