One Higher Power

Each year on or around July 4, individuals across the United States of America celebrate the birth of their nation, as more than two centuries have passed since a brave group of men and women declared sovereign independence from the British crown. Whether or not this has been good for the world is hotly [...]

In a world filled with negativity and doubt, we can easily get distracted from the peace and pleasure the One Higher Power in the Universe has created for us. Try these seven simple ways to remind yourself that God is real, and it wants us to be happy. 1. Tip Generously - I don’t mean [...]

No, I’m not talking about Alabama. A good friend of mine relayed a story to me about a professor he had back in college who constantly aggrivated his students when they approached him with deep and meaningful philosophical questions. He would always respond: “Well, everything is relative.” My friend recounted how he used to get so [...]

In the wake of recent political boondoggles brought on by high-profile church leaders such as Barak Obama pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, vocal McCain supporter Rev. John Hagee, and most recently the Rev. Michael Pfleger, the U.S. Senate has enacted* a moratorium on political speech happening within the walls of U.S. churches, citing Separation of Church [...]

Christ has returned! And he left a comment on my blog. UPDATE! Today, 5:23pm: Due to the popularity of His comment, I have removed it from the site and it will be available for auction on eBay soon! It went like this: timjamz, thanks for burning the midnight oil and keeping my teachings in your [...]

Considering the dream I mentioned in the last post, my first reaction was to look up the native American folklore for the symbolic meanings of the coyote and the wolf. According to a couple of sites, the coyote represents stealth, mischief, intelligence, joking, and ability to recognize mistakes. The wolf represents loyalty, perseverance, intuition, spirit, [...]

The land around me is empty. It isn’t barren, just colorless and lifeless. I am wandering… searching for something, but I don’t know what. I come to a rickety fence in the middle of an empty grass plain - a large, looming shade oak just behind me on the side of the [...]

Peace, Love, Soul, Sex, Cheese, and Rock ‘n Roll - somehow they all come together. In this modern-day cluster of anything-goes, at any time, for any reason, it dawns on me that the ultimate purpose of our cult of culture has turned into nothing. Literally, we engage ourselves in causes, join in pointless [...]

For many, Mother’s Day is a day of mourning and sadness. Whether a beloved mother and friend has passed, or a heart has been broken by unrelenting addictions or other mistakes, for these, Mother’s Day only serves as a reminder of something lost or long buried. For these, a wish for “just another [...]

Adaptation of a story told to me by C. A. Jones Jr. John was in a hurry to get home. The pointless productivity meeting ran late, until after dark, and he knew his wife would be upset and worried. The kids were probably driving her crazy all evening, adding to the frustration. John [...]

Stronger Than All “Burned beyond recognition,” is how the trooper described it over the phone. The Arkansas State Patrol had called me, from a list of phone numbers in his cell phone they recovered from the scene. He apparently wasn’t carrying any identification, or they just couldn’t find it in the remains, I don’t [...]

I just happened upon this quote on a friend’s blog, which fit so appropriately with my last little post, but in a more poignant and meaningful tone… thought I would share it. We are an exceptional model of the human race. We no longer know how to produce food. We no longer can heal ourselves. We [...]

From an AP article in USA Today In an “unprecedented partnership for American health transformation,” a new poll has been formed - the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. By implementing rigorous scientific methodology of calling 1,000 people per day, seven days per week, this new index sets out to be: the Dow Jones of health, giving a daily [...]

This guy has set off a firestorm of clashing words between atheists and Christians from this post on his MySpace blog. While it may not amount to a hill of beans, the guy seems pretty smart so I posted my own comment… out of nearly 7,000 comments so far… it fell somewhere around page [...]

Déjà vu is one of those things that can lead to frustrating conversations, one of which I will describe in just a moment. Some people go all of their lives without ever experiencing this phenomenon, while others claim to experience it quite frequently. Some attest to it as mere coincidence, others say it’s [...]

New cartoon from onehigherpower.com.

We live in a culture of blame. From loving relationships, to friendships, neighbors, coworkers, and strangers - we, as sentient creatures, have perfected the art of blame. If we don’t have enough money, it’s someone else’s fault, like CEO’s and corporations who swallow up the majority of wealth. If we don’t have [...]

During one of the more tumultuous times in our marriage, I took it upon myself, out of sheer desperation, to seek out counsel. The counselor I found, through a local church unrelated to our own, was a very brilliant young woman (I’ll call her “Monique”). When I met with her initially, I bascially [...]

WOW! I have been reading Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ” and I’m so impressed. This book (i believe is just one in a whole series of books he’s written) is sharp, well witten and fun to read. I found myself actually laughing time and again. The whole book is written from Strobel’s perspective as [...]

While he’s not a United States Marine, here is a quote from one of a handful of individuals seeking the essence of life. I pray good things for him. Your first thought of any idea is the greatest vision, any others are rationalizations that diminish the concept. -Mikel, Manic Reality http://www.manicreality.com/2008/01/your-first-thought.html