Whose Running the Show?

Who’s Running the Show?  Transitioning from Independence to Dependence By Jim Banks,  www.jimandpatbanks.com  www.traumaprayer.com These have to be the Last Days!  If not the last days, then certainly a short run-up to them, for God seems to be pushing all the buttons...

The Trauma of What Could Have Been Part 2

The Trauma of What Could Have Been, Part 2       By Jim Banks  www.jimandpatbanks.com  &  www.traumaprayer.com If you ever been in a situation where the business, ministry, club or cause-related group that you were totally invested in suddenly folded cruelly...

The Trauma of What Could Have Been Part 1

The Trauma of “What could Have Been.    By Jim Banks,  www.jimandpatbanks.com We have all experienced the disappointment of a promise unfulfilled or an obligation not met. It is an inevitable part of life. People can and will let us down, even the most honorable and...

Draw Closer to Me

Draw Closer to Me.        By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.trumaprayer.com Some time ago I ministered to a fellow (let’s call him Bill) who was struggling with not feeling connected and in full relationship with God. The distance Bill felt from God also...

Kingdom Lesson #17

Kingdom Lessons #17 The Remnant.       By Jim Banks         www.jimandpatbanks.com       www.traumaprayer.com I have been mulling over the term ‘remnant’ for the last few days in retrospect of our recent most ministry experiences, which was absolutely superb. God dis...

Kingdom Lesson #16

Blog – Kingdom Lesson # 16.         By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.traumaprayer.com We need a new kingdom-oriented perspective. On the most recent ministry trip to Illinois, Pat and I had opportunity to talk about a number of things and one of those...

Kingdom Lesson #15

Blog – Kingdom Lesson # 15  Love.     By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.traumaprayer.com One could not investigate the Kingdom of Heaven without at least mentioning the pillar of the entire proposition behind it, namely love. You’ve heard it said that...

Kingdom Lesson #14

Blog – Kingdom Lesson # 14 Consumerism vs Generosity.    By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.traumaprayer.com Back in covid isolation days of 2020 noted musician Don Potter (www.potterschoolhaus.com) began to do a lengthy deep dive into the book of...

Kingdom Lesson #13

Kingdom Lessons # 13 Generosity.         By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.traumaprayer.com One of the most significant characteristics of one whose life has been reborn and changed through the sanctification process of the grace of our Lord and Savior...

Kingdom Lesson #12

Blog – Kingdom Lesson #12.     By Jim Banks       www.jimandpatbanks.com   www.traumaprayer.com Check out our new Facebook Page “Questions, Answers and Ideas” for a series of short videos answering questions about navigating life as believers. I find myself being...