Unknown keys …
Two days ago, a fellow minister posted this message on Facebook, along with the photo shown above (used with his permission): “Ten years ago, when A. Doug […]
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Jan
2024
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James Scott, Jr.
28
Dec
2023
How to avoid living a used year in a new year …
In a Peanuts cartoon strip Lucy once grumbled to Charlie Brown about the awful new year she was having. She complained that problems abounded, and she felt […]
27
Dec
2023
Your physical fitness is vital to every aspect of your life …
When you think about it, it’s amazing how we human beings can miss the most obvious of things. We overlook the obvious so often there are several […]
26
Dec
2023
In the year of our Lord 2024 …
King David understood something that is important for us to remind ourselves of about this time of year: “My future is in your hands. Rescue me from […]
22
Dec
2023
How did all of that fit in there?!
People do the oddest things to entertain themselves. Take, for example, how in the late 1950’s there suddenly arose a fad among youth and college students to […]
21
Dec
2023
Someone had to do it …
On Christmas, the King of kings and Lord of Lords was born in human form, but the news about this baby’s birth didn’t initially receive the grandeur […]
20
Dec
2023
Just showing up doesn’t change things …
There’s a saying positive thinking gurus love to teach, which is, “Showing up is half the battle.” Not necessarily. Many people show up to jobs but fail […]
19
Dec
2023
Under no obligation …
We say “Christmas is a stressful time of year” but that’s not technically correct. There’s nothing about the holiday itself that’s stressful, it’s what we make of […]
18
Dec
2023
Look who is coming …
For most people, how you treat a visitor to your home depends on who the visitor is. I’ve heard people say to family members and close friends, […]
13
Dec
2023
The truth about living a life fueled by a diet significantly comprised of empty calories …
I’ve spoken and written about before that one of humanity’s greatest problems is that we want what we want, when we want it, regardless of whether it’s […]