Too busy to live well …
Have you ever been so distracted by being busy that you were missing out on what is important in life? Yeah, many (most?) of us live that […]
20
Jul
2015
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
19
Jul
2015
These twins won’t just ruin your life, they’ll destroy it …
There was a set of twins in the Garden of Eden that helped to usher sin into the world. These twins are still hanging around, and the […]
18
Jul
2015
It’s a battle for your mind …
In our culture, it’s almost considered cool to not think very much. You’ll hear, “Don’t overthink it …,” “You think too much …,” or “Just don’t think […]
16
Jul
2015
To be sincere isn’t enough …
Loading your mind with positive sayings and happy platitudes will not transform your life. That fact has brought about a lot of disappointment to many people. They […]
15
Jul
2015
Are you as stubborn as a horse with God?
Stormy was a beautiful, spotted Appaloosa stallion my dad owned for a while when I was a kid. He was everything you would think of about a […]
14
Jul
2015
A student learns the church has dropped the ball …
It’s now seven weeks into the eight-week online “Relational Evangelism” course offered through Hope International University. One of the students read a threaded discussion question that asked, […]
12
Jul
2015
Better than a spiritual sherpa …
You may have read about how in May, 1953, two men became the first in history to climb to the top of Mt. Everest; Edmund Hillary, a […]
11
Jul
2015
The power of decision …
Real change doesn’t happen until we make a decision. A decision to believe. A decision to trust. A decision to accept. A decision to embrace. A decision […]
10
Jul
2015
Why God commands …
God doesn’t make suggestions, He gives commands. Jesus — God in the flesh — also gave us commands. For some reason, it seems to “freak out” many […]
07
Jul
2015
How to lack nothing …
Math was my worst subject in school. Since then, I’ve discovered mathematics to be far more fascinating than I ever thought back then. I still stay far […]