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Mike Gilland is operations manager for The Shepherd Radio Network, a group of Florida stations featuring the “Christian Teach/Talk” format. He is a former Gainesville pastor and writes a weekly religion column for Mainstreet Daily News.
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Gilland: A surprising outcome
Dec 27, 2020
Well, congratulations are in order – we did it! We have made it to the last Sunday of this most crazy year, perhaps the craziest in […]
For unto us a child is born…
Dec 20, 2020
If you can, take a moment and read these two verses from Isaiah, chapter 9: Pull Quote “For to us a child is born, to us […]
Anticipating Christmas
Dec 13, 2020
We are in that most magical of all times of the year… Christmas. Growing up, the month of December was one that seemed to take its […]
A life lesson from a garden radish
Dec 6, 2020
I grew up on the outskirts of Evansville, Indiana. Our house was situated on a rural road, literally the last road within the city limits. We […]
Preparing our minds for a brighter Christmas
Nov 29, 2020
Thanksgiving Day has now passed, and here we are in the official Christmas season, one of my favorite times of the year. But for many, and […]
Immersed in thankfulness
Nov 26, 2020
I came by it honestly – I grew up in a home of coffee drinkers. It took a little while, but by the time I was […]
Thanksgiving long before the pilgrims
Nov 22, 2020
I grew up LOVING Thanksgiving, for many reasons. First of all, it was the official launch of the Christmas season. As with most of us still […]
He is here… with comfort
Nov 15, 2020
When the inexplicable happens, there is no comfort for our souls like that provided by the Holy Spirit. For that, I am so grateful. The Scriptures […]
A pause to say thank you to Veterans
Nov 8, 2020
Some just don’t understand why people do it. But we should all be glad they do. What is the “it” to which I refer? The answer […]
When life seems unfair… pray
Nov 1, 2020
Sudden bursts of tragedy are never easy to handle. But such events are doubly hard when they come right after enduring a consuming and exhausting trial. […]
Finding strength and hope in an unexpected place
Oct 25, 2020
We received word just over a year ago about a terrible accident suffered by the son of a good friend. The dad is Scott George, the […]
Timed-released vitamins and daily devotions
Oct 18, 2020
I have come to see that I am a terrible patient when it comes to taking supplements. I do fairly well if I have been […]
Waking up to the brevity of our lives
Oct 11, 2020
Psalm 90 contains a great perspective on TIME that we need to hear. Moses was the author of this great psalm, and he truly had a […]
The Psalmist’s battle with depression
Oct 4, 2020
The book of Psalms is a great songbook, containing truth and subject matters that help shape our understanding of God, and how to worship Him. […]
Hoops, prayers, dreams… and fatherhood
Sep 27, 2020
I remember it so well. It was a brisk day in Southern Indiana – Evansville, to be exact, my hometown. I was in eighth grade, and was alone, […]
Thank God I got her
Sep 20, 2020
Cindy and I recently celebrated our 44th anniversary, and in keeping with my celebration of that special event, I would like to say a few words […]
Real hope from an unexpected encounter
Sep 13, 2020
It was a most unexpected moment, and it happened while reading through Psalm 73. I shouldn’t really ever think it strange that God would speak to […]
The ebb and flow of a busy life
Sep 6, 2020
I heard a story years ago about a mom and her little daughter – they were on a family vacation, and the little girl was wide-eyed […]
Fresh hope in a dry season
Aug 30, 2020
It happens to us all – and it may be going on in you this very moment. “It” doesn’t have to be tied to a traumatic […]
Memories of a great pastor
Aug 23, 2020
I received news a couple of years back that caused me to be both grateful – and sad. The sad part came from the news that […]
A time to tinker, and a time to decide
Aug 16, 2020
Kevin DeYoung, in his book “JUST DO SOMETHING”, uses a great metaphor in the first chapter – he talks about the classic construction game called “Tinker […]
Be encouraged that the Lord knows where we live
Aug 9, 2020
One of the most interesting books in the Bible – and simultaneously one of the most difficult to understand – is the book of Revelation. The […]
An urgent message to walk in the wisdom and knowledge of Jesus
Aug 2, 2020
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have […]
Finding a new best friend in faithfulness
Jul 26, 2020
In 1 Peter 3:9, Peter gives us a charge to not “repay evil for evil”. That very thing – the challenge to strike back in anger […]