What to do when you feel fried …
I believe in vacations. Both the long, extended kind where you get away, leaving your laptop at home and refusing to answer your phone, or the mini […]
29
Aug
2015
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
28
Aug
2015
An action-oriented faith for emotions-oriented people …
Have you ever noticed how often we talk about how we feel? It’s not as often that you hear someone say, “I think …” Instead, we usually […]
26
Aug
2015
It’s not shadow-boxing in the parking lot …
Recently I observed a young guy exiting a store in a local corner strip mall, apparently an employee who had finished his shift or was on a […]
25
Aug
2015
What others see that we don’t …
It wasn’t just frustration that caused me recently to change from using Firefox as my browser to trying Chrome, it was hitting a wall that required it. […]
22
Aug
2015
Are you doing what you can do?
We have become so addicted to comfort, and developed such a “hoarder” mentality, that even within the church we have fostered a habit of breaking down the […]
22
Aug
2015
Did you know these critical needs are going unmet for MANY people?
Did you know there are MANY suffering from mental illnesses — people who don’t have the funds for clinical counseling — and have asked the Scott Free […]
21
Aug
2015
Are you on the move or dug in?
Writing in The Living Faith, Lloyd C. Douglas tells a story I just had to share with you about Thomas Hearne en route to the mouth of […]
20
Aug
2015
Have you died yet?
I thank God for my fellow preachers who are faithful to proclaim the Gospel and tell the true, rich story of what life in Christ, reconciled to […]
19
Aug
2015
Life is meant to be more than just coping …
All of us have faced times in our lives that were so troubled we had to cope with difficulties before we found answers and moved forward. Coping […]
17
Aug
2015
Kind of like that whole “smell the roses” thing …
It’s amazing how many people don’t try to enjoy their lives. Starting with cursing Monday mornings, to complaining about commute traffic, grumbling about the boss, worrying about […]