Greatness is not our calling …
I don’t know about you, but I find it troubling at how pervasive is the teaching from pulpits that we’re called to be “great.” We aren’t. From […]
07
Mar
2017
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James Scott, Jr.
07
Mar
2017
This thing called desire …
There’s a story recorded in Moody Monthly by M. Littleton about a proud young man who came to the philosopher, Socrates, asking for knowledge … He walked […]
02
Mar
2017
Sneak a peek at today’s average counseling client …
If you’re not a counselor, you might think going to see a counselor or clinical therapist should be a simple matter: You have a problem, you tell […]
02
Mar
2017
Is this God’s equation for a beautiful mind?
God gave us a beautiful mind! Think about it — God did not create us to be robots, quite the contrary! When He made us, He gave […]
01
Mar
2017
A great treatment for anxiety, chronic stress, and panic attacks …
We live in a time and culture that pushes us to live too fast and too busy lives. The result is increasing numbers of people suffering from […]
25
Feb
2017
The sin of excuses …
There’s an insidious behavior among some professing Christians — the sin of excuses. This is when the person who outwardly appears to be a fine specimen of […]
24
Feb
2017
Getting our priorities right …
We like to think the Bible can be a difficult book, but so much of it is remarkably easy to understand and clear in its message. Take, […]
21
Feb
2017
What is your body for?
The answer to the question above isn’t, “Whatever I want it to be.” You may have heard some people say their bodies are an “amusement park,” existing […]
20
Feb
2017
The mistake we make in our study of the Bible …
My first Senior Pastor position was with a church in Southern California. One particularly friendly couple who had been a part of the church for years thought […]
19
Feb
2017
What “if” means …
I have long thought the “if’s” in the Bible are fascinating. That’s because they’re so very important! A key value of the “if’s” in the Bible is […]