Christmas reminds us we are born for a purpose …
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was […]
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Dec
2014
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
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Dec
2014
In today’s church, this part of Christmas is missing …
Mitchell Dillon, senior pastor of Soncoast Community Church in Boca Raton, Florida, once reminisced on Christmases past … “When you grow up poor, Christmas can be more […]
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Dec
2014
Of all the books I’ve reviewed, which do I recommend the most?
To date, I have posted 81 book reviews here on my blog, “Extraordinary Living.” Of those books, which do I most recommend? Well, the top three are […]
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Dec
2014
Giving from an overflow v. sharing …
You hear a great deal of talk about “overflow” from many pulpits today. The fact is, if the church — or this world — relied on good, […]
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Dec
2014
Christmas introduces us to God …
I was excited! I was full of anticipation! But I was also a little apprehensive. It was summertime in Arizona, I would be starting third grade in […]
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Dec
2014
The cost of not caring about other people’s problems …
It’s easy to think that someone else’s problems don’t have anything to do with you. In more ways than one, that’s usually not true. The following story […]
14
Dec
2014
How to make a bad situation much worse …
A young boy lived in the country. So sparse was the country living of this boy’s family that they had to use an outhouse. It was hot […]
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Dec
2014
Christmas raises the question, “Who’s in control here?”
Charles Kuralt was a television journalist who became well-known as host of the “On the Road” segments that were part of the “CBS Evening News with Walter […]
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Dec
2014
A divine announcement that came with a catch …
It had to be one of the most fearful moments anyone had experienced in human history. There they were, sleepy shepherds trying to stay awake in order […]
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Dec
2014
Christmas raises the question, “Do you have the heart for it?”
One of the secret hopes of many who profess to be Christian is that they’ll get through this profession of faith without having to make any real […]