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.
Beyond the Pilgrims to George Washington Special Note: This article, along with considerable additional information, is included in Jim’s Book “Thanksgiving Day – Religious to Secular” available for purchase in Paperback and FREE in eBook format at this link: Jim’s … Continue reading →
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The Pilgrims Special Note: This article, along with considerable additional information, is included in Jim’s Book “Thanksgiving Day – Religious to Secular” available for purchase in Paperback and FREE in eBook format at this link: Jim’s Books Background: In what … Continue reading →
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Special Note: This article is included in Jim’s book “An Attitude of Thankfulness” along with 19 other articles and is available for purchase in Paperback and eBook formats at this link: Jim’s Books I was having trouble falling asleep recently and … Continue reading →
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Special Note: This article is included in Jim’s book “An Attitude of Thankfulness” along with 19 other articles and is available for purchase in Paperback and eBook formats at this link: Jim’s Books Background: The 2012 USA Presidential Election is … Continue reading →
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Background: In the year of 2008, leading up to the USA presidential election, the airwaves were filled with speeches and advertisements trumpeting the slogan “Hope and Change.” This catch phrase did indeed capture the imagination and support for the Democratic … Continue reading →
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Background: Note: December 28, 2013. This is a significant update to an article first posted on October 14, 2012 … support for the Sanctity of Life continues to spiral downward. Christian, read and weep! Have you come to a peaceful … Continue reading →
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Background: When asked, most folks in the USA will say that they pray at least weekly (see “Who prays in a typical week?” statistics below). This is generally true whether or not they regularly attend a local church. People pray … Continue reading →
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Background: Recently I wrote a brief post on one of the social media sites regarding an extremely well publicized controversy that captured the national news media’s attention for more than a week. I want to expand on that post and … Continue reading →
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Background: The Bible teaches that God is the great Creator of all that was, is and ever shall be. God created man “… in His own image.” (Genesis 1:27). As such, God endowed man with a form of His own … Continue reading →
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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 Background: I have a serious … Continue reading →
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