Whether giving up or giving out, both can be ruinous …
There is a great truth we desperately need to be alert to every single day, which is this: the devil is a liar. It is vitally important […]
19
Jul
2016
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
16
Jul
2016
When Starbucks was out of coffee …
It’s true. Three times in a row, when visiting a particular Starbucks store, they were out of coffee. A coffee shop, out of coffee! Okay, let me […]
07
Jul
2016
In marriage, there’s something much, much better than compromise …
In our culture today, compromise is heralded as a virtue. But that’s because we put little thought into what compromise really is, and how it affects our […]
04
Jul
2016
The Christian version of signing your John Hancock …
Imagine what it would take for the signing of your name on a piece of paper to become so famous that a couple hundred years later people […]
04
Jul
2016
Let freedom ring!
Only two people in all of humankind’s history ever experienced freedom that was without cost, but that lasted only a little while. Adam and Eve were created […]
01
Jul
2016
Do you treat your friends better than a baseball?
Success and positive thinking gurus have warped our thinking in more than one corrosive way, but some of their greatest damage is teaching us to elevate self […]
30
Jun
2016
BOOK REVIEW: A late look at a teen rebelution …
I remember five years ago being captivated by an interview I was listening to on the radio. Two teenaged brothers were talking about how our society sets […]
29
Jun
2016
Blaming God for your own foolishness is … foolish!
We aren’t all that good at learning our lessons from life’s experiences. In fact, it’s not too uncommon for us to “double down” on our own foolishness. […]
28
Jun
2016
A place to be …
As I was working throughout the evening at a Starbucks, I noticed the colorful beverage belonging to a young homeless girl just sat undisturbed on the small […]
25
Jun
2016
How to lay out a welcome mat for the devil …
Get angry. That’s right, one of the most direct ways of welcoming the evil power of Satan into your life is to be casual about anger. Take […]