This Christmas, we are once again reminded of God’s loving kindness through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Yet, so many Christians still live in bondage – carrying shame, guilt, fear, and hurt that His death and resurrection already freed them from. Thankfully, The Ultimate Journey helps people be released from lies to truly experience the freedom Jesus purchased for them.

Thank you for allowing God to work in you and through you to make this ministry possible. Your prayers, financial support, and willingness to serve have brought people out of darkness into God’s marvelous light. We truly couldn’t do this without you.

May your Christmas be filled with the peace, joy, and presence of Jesus – the greatest gift of all.

With gratitude,

Sherri, Devin, Roberta, Meredith, John

Thea, Courtney, Jim & Kathie

This Thanksgiving feels especially meaningful as we reflect on all that God has done over the last 25 years THROUGH The Ultimate Journey. We are deeply grateful for every life He has touched, every heart He has set free, and every person who has walked alongside us. Praying you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

As God works in you and through you, you make this ministry possible. Your prayers, financial support, and willingness to serve continue to impact countless lives.

We’re praying you and your loved ones have a blessed and joy-filled Thanksgiving!

Sherri, Devin, Roberta, Meredith, John

Thea, Courtney, Jim & Kathie

This has been a milestone year; 25 years of Christ-Life Ministries! For a quarter of a century, God has been healing hearts, transforming lives, and restoring hope through this ministry. Because of your prayers and generosity, thousands of people have found freedom in Christ. Each story is a testimony of God’s grace working through people like you to reach others at their point of need.

As we look toward 2026 and the next 25 years, we are filled with excitement for what’s ahead. God is expanding The Ultimate Journey’s reach both locally and globally through in-person and virtual classes. Lives are being transformed in the U.S. and across the world!

To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we’ve launched new giving opportunities to encourage you to invest at a level that is best for you:

• Journey Team – Monthly gifts of $25–$50 help others on their journey of healing.

• Hope Builders – Monthly gifts of $51–$200 invest in restoration and freedom.

• Transformation Circle – Monthly gifts of $201+ walk alongside others in transformation.

• Purpose Partners – One-time gifts of $300+ empower others to discover their God-given purpose.

• Legacy Leavers – Estate gifts leave a lasting spiritual legacy for generations.

Please take a moment to make your tax-deductible donation before December 31 to help us finish this year strong and step into 2026 ready for what God has planned.

Gratefully on this journey WITH you as, together, WE serve Him,

Jim Hobson & John Selman
Co-Executive Directors

P.S. Thank you for being part of this journey. Your partnership over these 25 years has helped countless people find freedom in Christ -and the best is yet to come!

Our End-of-Year Newsletter is filled with ministry updates, testimonies of lives changed, and a glimpse of what’s ahead for 2026. It’s a beautiful reflection of how God continues to transform hearts and expand this ministry’s reach across the world. [Read the Newsletter Online]

Be part of building a legacy. Through our Journey Team, Hope Builders, Transformation Circle, Purpose Partners, and Legacy Leavers, every level of giving helps people experience emotional healing and life transformation—and keeps The Ultimate Journey growing for generations to come.

We are deeply grateful for your prayers, support, and encouragement as we continue this journey together and as we prepare for the next 25 years of transformation.

Gratefully,

Jim Hobson & John Selman

Co-Executive Directors

This Giving Tuesday we’re reminded that every step of this story has been written by God’s hand—and shaped by faithful friends like you who have prayed, served, and given along the way.

Your gift today will help others experience the same emotional healing and life transformation you did.

When you give, you’re helping transform lives like Nathaniel’s:

“This journey completely transformed how I see myself. I had spent so long defining my identity by my achievements, my career, and what others thought of me. The Ultimate Journey dismantled those false beliefs and replaced them with the foundational truth that my identity is found in Christ alone… I no longer feel the need to perform for God’s love; I can simply rest in it.”

Nathaniel’s story is just one of thousands made possible by God working through your generosity.

Building a Lasting Legacy

As we reflect on 25 years of ministry, we also look forward with anticipation to what God has in store for 2026 and beyond. Your generosity today helps us close out 2025 strong and launch into a new season.

Would you prayerfully consider making a special Giving Tuesday gift? Please look over the suggestions below and consider which option works best for you. Each tier represents a vital part of this ministry’s ongoing story.

Please make your tax-deductible donation today and join us in celebrating all that God has done — and all He has yet to do.

Gratefully journeying with you as we serve Him together,

Jim Hobson & John Selman

Co-Executive Directors

For many, the holidays are a joyful and exciting season, but they can also bring moments of stress and anxiety. If you find yourself feeling hesitant or overwhelmed, here are some tools and tips that may help.

1. Got Buttons? Learning to Respond, Not React

Someone can only “push your buttons”… if you have buttons to push.

Do you still have “buttons?” You know, those sensitive areas in your life where, if someone touches them (intentionally or not), you react without thinking.

It’s easy to believe your reaction is caused by another person or situation, but the truth is that your response reveals more about the condition of your heart than the actions of others.

Remember, you choose your response. You set your mental atmosphere by what you think and talk about. That mental atmosphere is the one thing you can control. So choose wisely. Choose life!

2. The Mysterious Lagoon: Choosing Your Response

The important thing isn’t what others say or do, but rather how we respond to their actions. Think of all the words, phrases, comments, actions, pleas, suggestions, and orders that come your way each day. Now think of how you tend to respond to them. You might respond out of love and respect, regardless of how you were treated. Or you might lash out in an angry tone, hoping to silence an accusing voice or get even with someone who wronged you…(click here to continue reading)

3. Struggling with Forgiveness?

The holidays often bring old wounds to the surface. If you’re having trouble forgiving someone, these articles may bring clarity and peace:

• This Year Take Your Adult Ally With You!
• Do You Need to Change Your Glasses?
• Forgiveness Comes in One Big Package
• Forgiveness: No Longer a Slave to the Past
• Forgiveness Isn’t Going Back to the Way Things Were
• Does Someone Have to Ask for Forgiveness Before I Forgive Them?

4. Family Dynamics: Responding with Grace

For practical suggestions on how to handle The Advice Giver, The Critic, The Rager, The Braggart, The Black Sheep, The Alcoholic, The Downer, and The Controller, click here.

This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. Looking back over the last 25 years of ministry and the countless lives God has changed, we know we couldn’t have done it without you.

Blessings,

Jim Hobson & John Selman

Co-Executive Directors

This year, Christ-Life Ministries is celebrating 25 years of God’s faithfulness! As we reflect on the countless lives God has transformed through The Ultimate Journey, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for Him, and for you. None of this would have been possible without your prayers, encouragement, volunteering, and support.

To mark this special milestone, we have a way for you to more intentionally partner with us, so together we continue sowing into what God wants to do through The Ultimate Journey over the next 25 years. We are excited to introduce new donor tiers.

Whether through a monthly commitment or a one-time gift, your support directly impacts lives by helping more people experience emotional healing and life transformation so they too can live out their God-given purpose.

Your partnership is a vital part of how God works through Christ-Life Ministries. We invite you to prayerfully consider becoming a donor at whatever level works best for you.

We are so grateful for you! Thank you for walking this journey with us.

Jim Hobson & John Selman

Co-Executive Directors