Archive - Jim Martin

Jim Martin's Resources and Reflections

Most of the following “Resources and Reflections” consist of what I have read, watched on a video, or heard on a podcast.

Jun 16 •

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #128

Do you need a word of encouragement? . . . A graceful prayer to begin your day . . . Take the next step . . . Ten helpful ways to move forward in 2025 …

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Jim Martin's Resources and Reflections

(In this one, I managed to slip in a picture of Elsie, our five year old granddaughter.)

May 19 •

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #127

When you are richly blessed . . . Being a parent: what we attempted to do . . . Becoming trustworthy . . . Insights from Gordon MacDonald at 80 years…

May 5 •

April 2025

Jim Martin's Resources and Reflections

Resources and reflections for leaders, ministers, and anyone who might find these helpful and even encouraging.

Apr 21 •

March 2025

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #126

Love is in the details . . . Three from whom I learned . . . Don't waste an opportunity for gratitude . . . Trust is everything (especially for…

Mar 24 •

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #125

Navigating Through the Depleting Times . . . One of the Best Things You Might Do With Your Children . . . Consider Your Hands . . . Ministry is Not a…

Mar 10 •

February 2025

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #124

Your emotional self-awareness is powerful . . . Have you noticed? . . . When your anxiety speaks . . . Hard questions for church leaders . . . Etectera

Feb 24 •

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #123

Four steps that can keep you in shape . . . When you hear his name, do you smile?. . . From the soul or the ego? . . . Your emotional maturity matters …

Feb 10 •

January 2025

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #122

When Amazon learned from a small-town bookstore . . . The friends we need . . . You are a finisher . . . Becoming a person who can be mentored . . …

Jan 20 •

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #121

Yes, it is 2025 . . . Learn to live well . . . Four valuable lessons that have really helped me . . . Especially for ministers and other church leaders…

Jan 6 •

December 2024

Jim Martin's Encouragement Note #120

The vanilla cone moments (message spoken at Fall 2024 Harding University Commencement) . . . What if I don't belong? . . . Generous love . . . Speaking…

Dec 23, 2024 •

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