A whole lot of nothing …
Since Scott Free Clinic started back in 2014, for more than 9 years a lot of our ministry work was done by using a local Starbucks (and […]
31
Dec
2019
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
30
Dec
2019
Eight reasons why looking back is an important and positive habit to practice …
Those who are happy to proclaim themselves as “success gurus” come out of the woodwork every year about this time to shout at us that we should […]
29
Dec
2019
Five things you can do to help make 2020 your best year ever …
Yesterday I had the chance to meet the new District Manager overseeing the local Starbucks where I do a lot of work from. Actually, you couldn’t miss […]
28
Dec
2019
A command from Jesus with great specificity …
I’m working today in my local Starbucks, which happens to be packed with people far beyond usual for any Saturday. That’s because from 1-2 p.m. the store […]
28
Dec
2019
What model year of you are you taking into 2020?
If you’ve followed Scott Free Clinic for any time, you know we’re in desperate need of replacing our ministry vehicle, which is a 21-year-old clunker in need […]
27
Dec
2019
Are some of your New Year resolutions big enough for a decade?
I recently read this little story about a king on an outing … A king was hunting in a forest when he stumbled upon a tree with […]
27
Dec
2019
This kind of nonsense from church leaders is what makes people think of the church as irrelevant …
On any given day you will find social media platforms flooded with memes, blog posts, and the latest book recommendations about church “leadership.” And while many (certainly […]
25
Dec
2019
Christmas makes the Christian life an after party …
One of the aspects of the first Christmas as recorded in the Bible that perpetually astounds me is the party the citizens of heaven threw when Jesus […]
24
Dec
2019
When “good news” was vastly better than imagined …
Have you ever had someone say they had some good news for you, only to discover their claim to be overstated? Kind of like a story from […]
22
Dec
2019
Life on the other side of Christmas …
On that first Christmas, there was a great celebration! It came in the form of heaven’s citizen’s being so excited about what was happening that they simply […]