Gilland: Life’s seasons come and go
This past week I attended a “retirement party (not really retiring)” for a friend. Now, this person didn’t use that expression, but it does represent what […]
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Gilland: Pondering the mysteries of the universe
To borrow a line from Bob Dylan, “The times they are a-changin’.” He wrote that song for his 1964 album by the same name. He was […]
Gilland: Thoughts on real love
Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking in a chapel service at a Christian school. I shared a brief word about the important role in […]
Gilland: Finding integrity when no one is watching
These are days when the actions and directives of national leaders are on the minds of everyone, but this is not a new pastime. In fact, […]
Gilland: Grappling with pain and suffering
Let’s face it: No one likes suffering and pain. But there is not a one of us that could ever be free from it. At least, […]
Gilland: May we always remember 9/11
We’ve just crossed a major milestone in our current American history. It has now been 20 years since that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001, when Americans […]
Gilland: A flood of thoughts on I-75
As many of us do, I was driving recently on I-75 between Gainesville and Orlando when I found myself immersed in one of those notorious red […]
Gilland: Why is there so much noise?
There is a noise that we are all dealing with today. No, not one that we can pick up in our ears. This noise is different. […]
Gilland: What to do when the world is falling apart
The heartbreaking images that we have all seen this past week are so painful and devastating that many are viewing the videos and reading the written […]
Gilland: How to share a gift of greatest value
An old and much used term from years back is popping up again in today’s headlines, and that is the word “inflation.” This general rise in […]
Q&A: Education key to stopping human trafficking
Paving The Way Foundation president Jan Edwards has worked for some of America’s most noted businesses and even the United Nations. She was named one of […]
Gilland: Onward and upward
There is a certain malaise that many are feeling right now. Just when hopes were high that 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and all of the year’s […]
Gilland: Why do we quarrel?
We are living in times when stress is common, tensions are high and tempers are on edge. The cumulative impact on our culture brought on by […]
Gilland: Narrowing the gap in life
A moment that brought clarity and understanding in my life occurred as I was sitting in a seminar on counseling. As a former staff pastor, the […]
Gilland: The power found in waiting
As long as I can remember, I have hated this word in all its many forms—that word wait. In its root form, this is one powerful, […]
Gilland: Hammering out a life lesson
This past week, I had a conversation with a new friend, and something said reminded me of an event that occurred a long time ago—when I […]
Gilland: Counting the cost of true freedom
Our country wakes up this morning to a holiday in-progress. Independence Day—the 4th of July—has long been one of the most beloved holidays of the year. […]
Gilland: Amazing moments and powerful endings
You never know when those amazing moments are going to happen. At least it feels that way when I am with my 4-year-old grandson. He was […]
Gilland: The reason for hope
There are many words in our English language, but one that is used universally is the word “hope.” This word runs the range from a wishful […]
Gilland: Beware of the middle of the road
I have heard countless illustrations in my life. Some I have forgotten, but others burned an image that stayed with me through the years. One such […]
Gilland: Learning to use time wisely
Without a doubt, we’ve all done it—engaged in that inevitable brain-wasting exercise of trying to comprehend eternity. I can remember lying in bed as a middle […]
Gilland: What is a church?
Many of us grew up hearing a nursery rhyme-type saying, accompanied by hand motions. It went like this: “Here is the church, here is the steeple, […]
Gilland: Pride comes before destruction
Once, as I was reading Isaiah 6, something suddenly stuck out like a neon sign: “In the year that King Uzziah died…” I was intrigued and […]
Gilland: Mounting up with wings as eagles
Join me for a momentary tale, a tale of two men. Each has been charged with the duty of digging a drainage ditch, man No. 1 […]