Your life isn’t a “Seinfeld” episode …
Becoming a follower of Jesus Christ is not the same thing as doing the “Costanza Opposite.” The what?! You remember the George Costanza character on the TV […]
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Apr
2013
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
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Apr
2013
Off to a good start …
One of the baristas at the local Starbucks recently described to me and his co-workers how he played volleyball first thing that morning before heading out for […]
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Apr
2013
Living life between the lines …
People don’t like rules because they don’t like the idea of obedience. Even in the church, we hear a great deal of derision for rules or standards, […]
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Apr
2013
CAUTION! Attitudes are contagious …
Is depression contagious? According to today’s news report, it is. Research was conducted among college students sharing dorm rooms. Persons who shared a room with someone with […]
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Apr
2013
When “doing something” isn’t good enough …
The message from Nike: “Just do it.” The message from many pulpits: “Do something!” Those two messages aren’t the same thing, and it’s turning out the message […]
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Apr
2013
Which one would you buy?
One beautiful Sunday morning, the pastor of a church made the following offer to the congregation: “My good people, I have here in my hands three sermons: […]
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Apr
2013
The wonderful world of Disn … oops, uh … church …
Why is it that one of the most profound absences in many churches is the great scarcity of disciple-making disciples? Why is it that more church congregations […]
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Apr
2013
Make leaders, or make disciples?
While visiting a Swiss town, an American businessman watched a man painstakingly carving the casing for one of the fine, hand-crafted cuckoo clocks made in that region. […]
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Apr
2013
Be careful, it’s a spiritual war out there …
Starting your day with quiet time with God, a piping hot cup of coffee, a delicious breakfast, and a little time with the family before heading off […]
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Apr
2013
Evil is ugly, but it shouldn’t surprise us …
Yesterday, once again, the peace of our nation was pierced by the ugliness of evil. Some of the responses of people across the country were quite understandable […]