The parable of the Chinese farmer …
I listen to hundreds of sermons every year and, while doing so, I’ll occasionally hear a preacher tell a story I’ve also told in a sermon sometime […]
27
Mar
2023
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James Scott, Jr.
23
Mar
2023
Something your gym and your church might have in common …
As a fitness professional — but especially for my personal fitness and health — I’m in the gym every day of the week. A couple nights ago, […]
22
Mar
2023
The trainer’s secret to maximizing the results of your physical exercise …
So you’ve made a commitment to a consistent exercise regimen. You’re sweating away, working hard for results in your physical fitness that will also benefit your health. […]
21
Mar
2023
How to position every human engagement with the potential for a positive interaction …
Personal opinion has been elevated to such a vaulted idol status in our time that it’s common to enter into engagements with other people expecting to disagree […]
14
Mar
2023
A trio of tools for parenting …
Preacher Bob Martin once began a sermon by highlighting the need for having the right tools for whatever we’re trying to do. He explained: “Have you ever […]
13
Mar
2023
Life isn’t Venice Beach, but …
My favorite place on the planet is a beach just about anywhere. But one of my favorite beaches is a four-mile stretch of sand called Limantour Beach, […]
08
Mar
2023
Improve your thinking, and enhance your peace, by “changing the tape” …
Ruminating on an irrational thought or thoughts is a leading (if not the leading) cause of failures — relational or otherwise — in any human life. That’s […]
07
Mar
2023
A troubling trend seen in Pastor Care …
“Pastor Care” is the name given to one of Scott Free Clinic’s six core services; this service is a specialty service of counseling offered specifically to vocational […]
02
Mar
2023
What – and how – you eat matters …
The Lord’s Supper (“Communion” or the Eucharist) is the most important “meal” of your lifetime. But it’s not your only meal. It usually is the only meal […]
27
Feb
2023
The invaluable practice of thinking with your spouse …
It’s incredible what two people in sync with each other can do. Tim Hansel illustrated that fact through a story he relayed in “Holy Sweat”: There’s a […]