The Jack Benny church …
Yesterday some people were wishing a friend of mine “happy first annual 39th birthday!” Someone said he had joined the “Jack Benny Club.” Benny (pictured above), a […]
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Jul
2014
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
21
Jul
2014
Have you ever been so desperate you had to turn to cardboard?
Have you ever had to put your needs on a piece of cardboard for all the world to see? This morning I saw a young man sitting […]
20
Jul
2014
How to be a great lieutenant …
In spite of the obsession about making leaders within today’s church, not everyone is called to be a leader. The majority of those who are enabled for […]
18
Jul
2014
Could this be why God isn’t answering some of your prayers?
John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents that […]
15
Jul
2014
The hard road to peace …
In order to have real peace — peace of mind and heart — you will have to make a decision that will disrupt the peace of your […]
14
Jul
2014
How to get your pastor off your back in one step …
A pastor was leading a group from his congregation on a tour of the Holy Land. He had just read them the parable of the good shepherd […]
13
Jul
2014
Are you part of the solution, or part of the problem?
Hundreds of rockets are being fired at Israel … … ISIS is murdering and plundering its way through Iraq … … Russia is threatening Ukraine … … […]
12
Jul
2014
God is passionate about this, and it directly affects you …
If you scan through an average person’s full email inbox, many of the messages aren’t life-impacting, much less life-changing. But sometimes, receiving an important message can change […]
11
Jul
2014
How Personal Trainers and pastors can share the wrong perspective …
I knew the day would come, and here it was. The latest Personal Trainer hired by the gym had injured his back lifting too much, incorrectly. I’ve […]
11
Jul
2014
The church and its culture of tipping …
You’ve probably read the many stories of interviews from servers in restaurants who say Christians are the worst tippers (the photo above is a REAL example). I’ve […]