Life is more complex than the toss of a coin …
How would you like your future to be dependent on the toss of a coin? That’s a risk not worth taking, but it was the real-life experience […]
24
Aug
2016
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
23
Aug
2016
Choosing to be a responsible adult …
I learned early in life to be a responsible person by having unfettered freedom at an early age. Not long after my mom died just as I […]
22
Aug
2016
Managing your mental file cabinet …
In our mind, we have a “mental file” for everyone and everything in our lives. We cannot get out of our “mental file cabinet” anything that isn’t […]
20
Aug
2016
This wrecked a general’s career, it can wreck your life, too …
On November 1, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln promoted Major General George B. McClellan to the position of General-in-Chief over all the Union armies during our nation’s Civil […]
19
Aug
2016
BOOK REVIEW: A good book with a story-telling flaw …
“I Don’t Wait Anymore” (written by Grace Thornton, published by Zondervan) is a good book. The subtitle of this slick hardback — “Letting Go of Expectations and […]
18
Aug
2016
Living with the long view in mind …
The crux of one of the greatest challenges we human beings experience is that we are grossly impatient creatures living in a broken world that will not […]
17
Aug
2016
Should we follow our heart?
No! I hope I answered the question of “Should we follow our heart?” concisely enough for you! Let’s also go immediately to the reason why, as provided […]
09
Aug
2016
Cowardice in leadership fails to engage people …
When I look at the lives of great leaders I’ve known or observed, courage is a common characteristic among them. Instead of trying to contrast an almost […]
08
Aug
2016
Here’s one invitation to opportunity we dare not miss …
Our lives are crammed full of opportunity. Without careful evaluation, you may not think so, but there’s usually more opportunity embedded into any given day in our […]
31
Jul
2016
Will your standard of judging others come back to bite you?
It’s said we’re quick to judge others by their actions but want those “others” to judge us by our “good intentions.” It doesn’t work that way. Jesus […]