Plans
A few years ago I read through the entire book of Psalms. I hit Psalm 13 and it hit back. I was in the middle of a very hard time, and I was pretty stressed. I was quickly reaching my limits and I knew it. Then I read the first verse of Psalm 13. "Oh Lord, how long...
Without Wax
Thousands of years ago, merchants and gypsies would travel from one marketplace to another carrying goods that they would sell for a living. The roads in those days, where there were roads, were rough. Long before the Roman road system that revolutionized...
Outlook
In case you missed this, here's a video that was released by the three women who had been held captive in Cleveland for almost 10 years. Watch this, especially starting at the 1:55 mark: I heard this clip on the radio on my way to Canton this morning. At the time, I...
Fraudulent Freedom
I was listening to the radio on my way to an appointment this morning and I heard something that was very thought provoking. I'm a talk radio junkie, and I was listening to a talk show host talk about Independence Day and freedom. He said, Acting in freedom means...
Least
There's a big fad going around right now, that started in the "cool, rad, hipster church" scene that God doesn't want you to be religious. WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY: God doesn't want you to be so worried about rules and regulations, dos and don'ts, and the legalistic...
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.