Jim Meredith

Author: Jim Meredith

Jim Meredith is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who was born in Marion, Indiana in 1934. He holds degrees from Wheaton College (IL) and the University of Cincinnati. He completed 31 years of military service, including two combat tours in Viet Nam. He retired in 1987. Following lengthy Pentagon service and attache duty in Greece, his final assignment was as Department Chairman on the faculty of the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Following retirement, he was initially involved in government relations activities in Washington, D.C. Thereafter he became President of the American National Metric Council, Board Chairman and Executive Director of Military Community Youth Ministries and then Director of International Expatriate Ministry for Young Life, retiring in 2001. Jim lives in Colorado Springs with Barbara, his wife of nearly 65 years. They have been blessed with four children, nineteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Jim is an active retreat leader and speaker.

Dear Trekker,

One of the many reasons I read and ponder the Scriptures is to discover little nuggets of truth and life principle seemingly buried in the narrative. The Rabbi “buried” them repeatedly.

One such favorite ever since I was a teenager is recounted by both Gospel writers, Matthew and Mark. Matthew recalls the story quite simply and candidly (Matthew 12:22): “Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see!” Whenever one “produces” (good or bad), people clamor for an explanation! “Could this be the Son of David?” Eyewitnesses could not explain away the miracle! They saw it with their own eyes. So the count down began to get at the “how” and “why” Jesus did what he did.