How are your friends influencing you?
For most of us, the people who are our friends have great influence in our lives, sometimes even more influence than we give to some of our […]
27
Apr
2018
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
24
Apr
2018
Are we free if God is sovereign?
It’s interesting how we seem to become so stumped at the idea that we can be free even though God is sovereign over everyone and everything. That’s […]
24
Apr
2018
Learning about the character of Jesus by His tones of voice …
A lanky country youth entered the crossroads general store to order some groceries. He was seventeen years old and was passing through that stage of adolescence when […]
23
Apr
2018
How a single word can provide context for living …
The attention span for many of us living in the 21st century has shrunken by radical degrees. We’re a people who increasingly prefer to communicate with emojis, […]
21
Apr
2018
COMMUNION MEDITATION: God’s highlight reel of your life …
If you watch “highlight reels” of famous athletes, you might think they were greater at their sport than you remember! John Reed tells a story about these […]
20
Apr
2018
Avoidance behavior and three types of procrastinators …
There’s a one-line joke that asks, “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?” While we all occasionally “put off until tomorrow” some things, often […]
19
Apr
2018
The loudest voice, the greatest influence …
Any of you who are parents will likely quickly relate to this confession by Rob Tucker … “My kids used to watch Barney growing up. I could […]
15
Apr
2018
It isn’t just wine that gets better with age, sometimes life does, too …
Larry Lewis tells a story about an elderly gentleman who leaned over to kiss his aged wife good morning, only to hear her declare, “Don’t touch me! […]
15
Apr
2018
What if your greatest achievements ARE in your past?
On any given day, you can log onto your favorite social media sites and likely find someone loudly exhorting through meme, “Your best days are yet to […]
13
Apr
2018
BOOK REVIEW: “The Burden is Light” provides readers insightful, timely teaching …
If you blow the opening to something, you quickly lose a person — whether it’s in telling a story, opening a broadcast, or in this case, starting […]