About jimdavenport
Jim Davenport resides in the USA in Northeast Georgia, is a member of a Southern Baptist Church and is a retired Christian business man. Jim and his wife Charlotte have one son and daughter in law, Keven and Amy, four grandchildren – Ashlyn (Davenport) & Josh Murphy, Mason & Rebecca (Knight) Davenport and four great-grandchildren.
Jim and Charlotte own a mountain get-away home located on Lookout Mountain in Alabama where they spend many spring, summer and fall days working in their raised bed organic garden. Jim has served as a Deacon and Trustee in his local church most of his adult life and on the Executive Committee and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Shorter University, an intentionally Christian institution located in Rome, Georgia.
Jim has a passion for the word of God and has always believed that Christian principles should guide every aspect of his life. He also loves Christian music and often served as a tenor soloist in his church. One of the highlights of his life was the nearly 20 years he spent singing with The Good News, a Southern Gospel quartet.
Jim served as an Information Technology professional his entire working career of 50 years holding senior positions in and consulting with hundreds of world-class organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and South America, Australia and New Zealand.
Jim remains as President and CEO of InfoSys Solutions Associates, Inc. and is a retired partner of IT Governance Partners, LLC, both of which are “Trusted Advisor” technology and business consulting firms.
Jim has authored a number of books available at www.jimdavenport.me/jims-books. His blog has ben read by readers from more than 170 countries.
Jim holds both a BS and an MS in Mathematics from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia and completed Management Development Training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Background: Beginning in 1964 famous ABC Radio daily news commentator Paul Harvey (1918 – 2009, and whose tag line still rings true in my ears: “And now you know … The Rest of the Story!“) penned and presented the first … Continue reading →
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The Positive Result of Unjust Persecution Aimed at Christians Background: I started thinking about this topic after reading an August 14, 2013 article in World Net Daily, a conservative news organization founded in 1997. Bob Unruh, a long-time Associated Press … Continue reading →
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Background: These grapes date back to the 1930’s! When I was a boy I would graze on them when I visited my Great Aunt Bertha. More than 50 years later my wife and I purchased the old home place property … Continue reading →
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Tagged Almighty God, assurance, attitude, be strong in the Lord, Bible, bible studies, branches, burnpile, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, colossians 2:6-7, courage, deadwood, deeply rooted, Eden, faith, faithfulness, God, God cares, God knows, God provides, God's promises, grapes, grapevine, I am the vine, jerimiah 17:7-8, John 15:5-8, life struggles, love, Master, root, roots, wisdom
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Background: Those of you who follow my blog site, know that recently our granddaughter Ashlyn and her husband Josh had a handsome little baby boy named Sawyer Joshua Murphy. Little Sawyer was a WARRIOR for The Lord from the time … Continue reading →
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Background: Our granddaughter, Ashlyn, and her husband Josh are the proud parents of their first baby boy … Sawyer Joshua Murphy, born on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Sawyer was born with a rare and serious heart condition known as Tetralogy … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Anxiety, Ashlyn Murphy, attitude, Baby Murphy, Bible, bible studies, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, Ephesians 6:10, faith, Faithful, faithful servant, faithfulness, God, God cares, God knows, God provides, God's promises, Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves Me t, Jesus loves me this I know, Josh Murphy, Joshua, little ones to Him belong, love, Master, Psalm 28:6-8, Redeemer, righteousness, salvation, Sawyer Murphy, wisdom
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Background: “Baby Murphy,” our much-anticipated great-grandson has arrived!! Our granddaughter, Ashlyn and her husband Josh are the parents of Sawyer Joshua Murphy. Sawyer was born early Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 at 12:09am at the Gwinnett Medical Center. Sawyer weighed … Continue reading →
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Tagged advice, Almighty God, Anxiety, attitude, Baby Murphy, Bible, bible studies, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, counsel, Deuteronomy 7:9, faith, Faithful, faithful servant, faithfulness, fall of Israel, fall of Judah, God, God cares, God knows, God provides, God's promises, jeremiah 29:11-13, love, Master, Redeemer, righteousness, salvation, Shorter University, Southern Gospel Music, wisdom
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Background: As a business and Information Management consultant I spent a considerable amount of time in meetings over my lengthy career providing advice and counsel to co-workers and clients. Often the advice was based primarily on my grey-haired experience … … Continue reading →
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Tagged advice, Almighty God, Anxiety, attitude, Bible, bible studies, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, Collegiate Ministries, counsel, counsellors, division of the United Kingdom, Dr Don Dowless, faithful servant, fall of Israel, fall of Judah, God, Jeroboam, John, knowledge, love, Master, purpose, Redeemer, Rehoboam, righteousness, salvation, Shorter University, Southern Gospel Music, wisdom
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Special Note: This article is included in Jim’s book “Christian Devotions & Quick Studies” along with 33 other articles and is available for purchase in Hardback, Paperback and eBook formats at this link: Jim’s Books Sometimes…
Background: There are people who cross our paths over our lifetime that we never forget. This article is about servanthood and two very special people immediately came to mind as I thought about the topic. Both of these Christian men … Continue reading →
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Tagged Almighty God, Anxiety, attitude, Benny Pate, Bible, bible studies, calvary, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, Collegiate Ministries, deliverance, Dennis Rogers, faithful servant, foot washing, GBC, Georgia Baptist Convention, God - Father, Golgotha, how live victorius life, illness, Jesus, John, John 13, John 3:16, Judas Iscariot, Leadership Ministries, live by faith, Lord, love, Master, promises of God, purpose, Redeemer, righteousness, Saint Peter, salvation, Servant, servanthood, Southern Gospel Music, Teacher, trials, tribulations, washing feet
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Background: I was raised in the church by a frugal mother and father and introduced to the Lord through weekly church attendance and participation in children’s and youth programs. I accepted Jesus as my Savior as a twelve-year old. By … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Denson, Almighty God, bag boy, Bagger, Bible, bible studies, Billy Graham, cash drawer, Christ, Christian, christian devotions, Christian living, Coin purse, Dairy Queen, envelope budgeting, Father, Franklin Graham, glorify God, God, grocery store, He Paid A Debt, He Paid a Debt He Did Not Owe, I owed a debt I could not pay, Jesus, life lessons, live by faith, Lord, perfect sacrifice, righteous, righteousness, sacrifice, salvation, save for a rainy day, sin debt, Southern Gospel Music, tips, Uncle Sam Bank
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