Tim Jackson

One Winter’s Night Devotional Thursday, February 5, 2026 Calling. In the novel One Winter’s Night, Pastor Charles Brown sees the call of God on his son Eddie’s life. This isn’t a father trying to force a legacy. It’s the kind of knowing that comes from walking close to someone long enough to recognize the gifts […]

One Winter’s Night Devotional — February 2, 2026 Faithful Progress That Doesn’t Erase People Question to ponder as a Christ-follower: Urban renewal promises progress, but it often displaces the poor. What might faithful progress look like—progress that doesn’t erase people? In the novel One Winter’s Night, the city has a plan for “urban renewal” in

Institutional or Incarnational? One Winter’s Night Devotional — January 30, 2026 Are you an institutional Christian or an incarnational Christian? That’s not a label to throw at somebody—it’s a question every Christ-follower and every church should wrestle with from time to time, because the drift is real. Institutional Christianity tends to treat the church primarily

One Winter’s Night Devotional — Thursday, January 29, 2026 The Cost of Forgiveness Forgiveness is costly. It is often painful. And it is always voluntary. To forgive is not to pretend the wrong never happened—it is to absorb the debt instead of demanding repayment. In One Winter’s Night, forgiveness costs Eddie Brown his control. It

One Winter’s Night Devotional: January 27, 2026 God’s Provision for the Poor: the local church. Scripture: Psalm 68:6; Psalm 145:15; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 25:31–40; John 1:14; Matthew 5:13–16; Acts 2:42–47 What does it mean that God will make provision for the poor? When the weather turns dangerous, the needs that were easy to ignore become

One Winter’s Night Devotional — January 26, 2026 Reconciled to Reconcile Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 If you turn on the news—or just drive through your downtown this winter—you don’t have to look hard to find a world marked by broken relationships. Families divided. Neighbors suspicious. Whole communities living side by side without peace. And underneath

Reconciliation Before Worship Scripture: Matthew 5:23–24 Jesus says something that stops us mid-stride: If you’re bringing your gift to the altar and remember someone has something against you, leave your gift there… first be reconciled… then come and offer your gift. In other words, God is not impressed by spiritual activity that ignores relational rupture.

In December if 2022, a winter storm descended upon Knoxville, Tennessee and brought cold unlike the city had seen in decades. In our neighborhood in East Knoxville, we had many homeless men, women and children. We knew that our neighborhood would be at risk in many ways, so, after much prayer, and discussion we decided