Are you too proud to get help?
Even though we have only partially launched the services of Scott Free Clinic, we have already been able to help more than 1,000 people, pastors, and a […]
03
Oct
2014
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
02
Oct
2014
What are you so mad about?
There’s a question I sometimes float onto social media sites. I ask, “Do you think you can get through the rest of the day without getting angry?” […]
02
Oct
2014
BOOK REVIEW: An interesting read if you’re an uber politico …
Even though names for presidential candidates are already being bantered around, it’ still too early for any really exciting discussions about the 2016 election. So what to […]
01
Oct
2014
Maybe we should stop praying this way and do this instead …
Michelangelo — a sculptor, painter, and architect, among other things — was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime. So you may be familiar with one […]
30
Sep
2014
The critical topic churches avoid today …
Why did Jesus suffer and die on the cross? That seems to be such a simple question, for even the young child in Sunday school would likely […]
28
Sep
2014
What to do with a lonely person …
I’m an intensely observant person. Part of that comes from how God has wired me, part of that comes first from training as a journalist, then training […]
27
Sep
2014
The nexus of change …
We talk about “change” in sweeping terms and poignant platitudes, but often very inaccurately. For example, not everyone wants change. There are many people who detest change, […]
26
Sep
2014
There’s nothing to it but to do it …
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by an old habit? Maybe you can identify with former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball manager, Tommy Lasorda, as he describes his battle […]
24
Sep
2014
How would you like to be on the receiving end of yourself?
If all you got every day was the exact measure of what you gave, would you like being on the receiving end of yourself? Thinking about it, […]
23
Sep
2014
If you like lists, what would you do with these?
It was a dangerous rendezvous, but I escaped safely! That sounds a little more dramatic than it was. This morning I had a meeting with someone at […]