When you refuse to fix the fixable …
There’s an old saying that goes something like, “You’ve made your own bed, now lie in it.” It means you’ve created your own negative consequences, now you […]
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Oct
2019
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
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Oct
2019
Strategies for improving your emotional health …
When you think of the topic of emotions, you might think you’ve experienced dozens of them. You might be surprised to know there really aren’t that many […]
11
Oct
2019
The powerful witness of changed lives …
There’s nothing that better substantiates the claims of the Good News of Jesus Christ than the witness of changed lives. Paul Lee Tan highlights this truth with […]
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Oct
2019
We demonstrate we belong to God through our actions …
A man wrote to his girlfriend, “Susie, I love you so much that I would climb the highest mountain, cross the driest desert, sail the most tempestuous […]
30
Sep
2019
Instead of waiting for inspiration, do something …
Not inspired? Need a little inspiration to get you rolling into your work, craft, art, project, or whatever you’re doing? One of the worst things you can […]
24
Sep
2019
Six things you can do to make better decisions …
Columbia researcher Sheena Iyengar claims the average person makes about 70 decisions every day. That’s 25,500 decisions a year. Over 70 years, that’s 1,788,500 decisions. Faced with […]
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Sep
2019
Three ways stigmatizing people with a diagnosis of a mental illness can harm their lives …
Chances are high that you’ve heard about how many people place a stigma on people who have been diagnosed as having a mental illness. I think most […]
20
Sep
2019
Has the church lost all sense of urgency in responding to pain and suffering?
As an adult, I’ve had a couple minor surgeries, but it was when I was a teenager I had knee surgery that was a pretty significant operation. […]
19
Sep
2019
What is mental illness?
If there is a particular subject that you never study … If you never learn about that subject … If you rarely ever talk about or discuss […]
16
Sep
2019
Instead of playing Sunday Morning Critic, try these eight BE-attitudes …
Imagine … … when you show up for work tomorrow, you’re immediately directed to the Human Resources office. Not a fun way to start your day! It […]