Author: Jim DeLong

Real Estate – Purpose Beyond the Transaction

More Than Buying and Selling Real estate builds communities, generates wealth, and gives families a place to call home. Every development creates jobs, funds schools and roads through tax revenue, and plants roots for the next generation. Home ownership has always been at the heart of the American Dream — and those in real estate […]

Part II — A Kingdom Perspective on Real Estate

Called to Every Corner of Creation “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” — Mark 16:15 Jesus didn’t limit the Great Commission to church buildings. He said all the world — and that includes the marketplace, the neighborhood, and the closing table. Those who work in real estate occupy a […]

Part I — The Everyday Impact of Real Estate

Growing Our Cities and Counties Real estate is the engine behind community growth. When homes, businesses, and developments go up, everything around them rises too. Simply put, when real estate grows, the whole community benefits. Building Wealth at Every Level Real estate is one of the most proven ways to build lasting wealth — for […]

The Life of a Realtor

An Awakening to Purpose Brian had been selling homes for 15 years without much thought beyond commissions, closing dates and building his business. But one evening while reviewing contracts, he noticed an old Bible his grandmother had given him gathering dust on a shelf. He opened it randomly and encountered passages that would forever reshape […]

Things Aren’t What They Seem

The devil knows that if he can get you to believe a lie, he can limit you from living the life God intends for you. Take the Garden of Eden and the beginning of time for example. The first words God spoke to man define you! He declared that man is made in His image […]

More Than…

We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37 This verse describes and helps to define you — this is who God made you to be. What does God mean by telling you that you are more than a conqueror? You can understand what it means to conquer, but do you comprehend […]

An Executive Order

Recently we voted in a new president. Since he officially came into office, he has signed scores of Executive Orders (EOs). Although these orders are not laws passed by Congress, nevertheless they are legal and are enforceable as long as he remains in office. Once he signs an EO, every federal department is required to […]

A Strong Tower

As a police officer, you are a type of the strong tower found in Proverbs 8:10. The name of the LORD is a strong tower;The righteous run to it and are safe. You are a symbol of strength to those who abide by the law and to those who desire to live in peace and […]

First Words

“Have dominion” (Genesis 1:26). What powerful words! These words were the first words the Father spoke to man. In fact, these words and other words found in verses 26 and 28 define what man is supposed to be about.       •  First, the Father said, “Have dominion”      •  Second, He said (in […]

Jim DeLong’s Interview on Fire & Life Talk with Pastors Gary & Gina Jackson – 09/21/24

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