FAITH
Out On a Limb
When is the last time you took a risk? Some people love the adrenaline that comes from taking a risk, but many prefer to live in safety all the time. Some people have no problem doing things others would consider to be "crazy" while most would rather stick to the...
Lord of the Fleas
If your house was infested with fleas and you had to live with that every day and there was nothing you could do about it, how would you react? I read a story a while back that changed my entire outlook on life. It's from the book The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom....
Hostage, Part 5: Addictions
Over the past week, this blog series has addressed some pretty major subjects, such as bitterness and anger, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, worry, stress, anxiety, etc. But we saved maybe the hardest one for last. So batting clean-up for this series is addiction. The...
Hostage, Part 4: Lies
"You aren't good enough." "You've made too many mistakes" "No one will love you." "You're hopeless." "You can't climb out of the mess you've created." "No one cares." These are just a few lies that hold us hostage. These are lies from Satan. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 says,...
Hostage, Part 3: Worry
Here's a thought that hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I fully understood it: How much I worry is an indicator of how little I trust God. That's a tough realization. I worry about things all the time. I'm worried about some pretty major things right this...
Hostage, Part 2: Bitterness
Some of my favorite movies are revenge movies. "Punisher," "Max Payne," "A Man Apart," "Out of Time," pretty much all of the "Batman" movies, and on and on...there are thousands. Something about a story where someone is wronged and then their hurt leads them to get...
ABOUT JIMMY
Jimmy McLoud is the Lead Pastor of First Christian Church in Canton, Ohio. His passion – and the vision of First Christian – is to share the good news that Jesus is for all people by helping them find hope, purpose, and a place to belong. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Solomon Foundation and on the Advisory Team for The Unstuck Group. Jimmy and his wife, Ashley, live in North Canton with their four kids: Braylon, Carter, Ellie, and Grace.