Imagine getting this for Christmas …
It’s an old story line. We’ve seen it on television, in the movies and read it in books. You know, the story of someone opening their front […]
24
Dec
2010
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
22
Dec
2010
It wasn’t very quiet after all …
This Christmas Eve, at many candlelight Communion services, it will become very still while many are moved deeply as they listen to someone sing, “Silent night, holy […]
21
Dec
2010
Book Review: “Lies The Government Told You”
Want to read a book that will make you happy, make you angry, and make you think deep enough you just may change an opinion or two? […]
16
Dec
2010
Two buffets …
Rarely will you see me pass along a platitude. I thoroughly dislike most of them because they are usually composed of a kernel of truth attached to […]
14
Dec
2010
Ninjas and Christmas …
Ask 100 people what they would like to be and likely a few among the group would respond, “I’d like to be a ninja.” For some reason, […]
10
Dec
2010
Rewards are a big thing to God …
Any of us can understand the idea of “do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do” even if we don’t actually do it. Doing […]
10
Dec
2010
The BIG Christmas …
Every year at Christmas, my mother performed a miracle. Some way, some how, she managed to make Christmas almost a “magical” experience for all eight — yes, […]
08
Dec
2010
The trauma of reality …
A breaking news item caught my attention today. It read: “A bus driver had a seizure and hit four cars while driving in the Lincoln Tunnel; no […]
04
Dec
2010
The packaging matters …
Are you a ripper or a wrapper and bow saver? Some people I know open their Christmas presents with great care because they save the wrapping paper […]
04
Dec
2010
The “x” DOES make a difference …
It seems like every year, at about this time, hoards of Christians come out of the woodwork complaining how non-believers are “taking Christ out of Christmas,” railing […]