The Presence Filled Life why being WITH God is better than working FOR Him Dr. John and Pamela Jackson © 2014 I love Pastor Rick Warren and Saddleback Church. Pastor Rick and Saddleback have shaped my life in many wonderful ways and the fruit of their impact has been really good. I loved the Purpose…
These are times that provide the opportunity for family and church and community to experience the presence of God in new dimensions of faith and encounter. The people of God assembled together in communities of faith for worship, teaching, fellowship, ministry, and evangelism are a powerful manifestation of His life in community. Now, as much…
© Dr. John Jackson President, William Jessup University (www.jessup.edu) When life is seemingly in chaos, how do we maintain our equilibrium and navigate towards a healthy future? As the President of William Jessup University, I think about that a lot, particularly for our traditional age (18-25) students. When I meet young first year women…
“Engage in Preparation to Be Exceptionally Employable © Dr. John Jackson, 2021 I am well aware of the conversation and debate regarding the difference between education and training. Many who have heard me speak about exceptionally employable have gently suggested that maybe exceptionally employable is not a good aspiration for a liberal arts university. You…
I have been thinking about the prayers of grandparents. My wife Pam and I became grandparents a few years ago and I pray for my granddaughters and my children a lot. In late 2020 I was praying and pondering what possible prayers my grandparents made that were coming to pass in my life. Then this…
There are many different types of organizations, all with various structures and missions. In each of those organizations, there is a desire for achieving synergy. Let’s first talk about what synergy is: Synergy is when the total energy in a system is increased because of alignment. When synergy happens, energy goes exponential. Synergy is multiplication…
Take the First Step… I want to help people who are followers of Jesus Christ to “Take the Next Step”. You have heard the phrase “WWJD”(or “What would Jesus Do?”). I’d like to help us to move from asking a question to taking the next step and LLJD: ”Live Like Jesus Did”. This booklet will…
From the archives. I wrote this article many years ago, but I think it still resonates, even in the midst of our discontinuous time… You know they’re coming. You can feel it just as certain as the slight chill you sense each fall morning. And when they come, you hope you’ll be able to hold…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Something has changed in the atmosphere in the United States. We feel it in our politics, we sense it in our schools and neighborhoods, and even experience it in our churches. Polarization and demonization are now so commonplace in the politics and…
I closed my Twitter account. But here are some thoughts that I have saved for further reflection: I’m no expert…but strong border security, respect for the rule of law (which means enforcement), and broad and generous legal immigration steps are an important part of where we must go. Regularizing the millions already here without granting…