Author Archives: Jimmy Cochran

About Jimmy Cochran

Jimmy Cochran is a resident of McDonough, a musician, a minister and the author of Being God’s and Staying God’s, both available at Amazon.com. Being God’s is also available at Moye’s Pharmacy in McDonough.

Masks

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  I came across a new website the other day which has caused me start thinking (uh oh … run for cover). The title of the site is Masquerade, and… Read more »

Surprise in a shoebox

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  I was sitting in my college Astronomy class one day when my good friend, Louise, came racing into the room giggling with a package that had just come in… Read more »

Is God just a rumor?

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  What is it about God that makes it easy for some to believe … and others to not believe? What is it about the modern church that makes people… Read more »

There is hope

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This column previously appeared in the September 2, 2015 edition   This past weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling back to Tybee Island and the Bar Church. I stayed… Read more »

Bullying

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  The subject of bullying is very prevalent in our media these days, as well it should be. The violence of bullying has continually escalated in the lives of school… Read more »

A leadership ego

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  It’s hard to have a leadership ego … when you are emptying garbage cans.   The people of my church have made the choice to do all the cleaning… Read more »

God and teenagers?

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  Teenagers today. What a bunch of delinquents. They roam around in gangs, destroying property, sitting around and not getting jobs, asking for handouts from their parents and expecting the… Read more »

The virtues of being a sloth

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  Sloths are not cute animals and not particularly cuddly. They are noted for slowness of movement and for spending most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees… Read more »

Clowns in prison

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This column previously appeared in the June 16, 2010 edition   I have learned a few valuable lessons in life; don’t try to teach pigs to dance, don’t mess with… Read more »