Ministry fails without this …
Everybody smiled, but it felt like a slap. Such was part of the welcome to my new ministry responsibilities in Southern California. When I first started out […]
14
Feb
2011
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
12
Feb
2011
You’re whose kid?! …
Today I had an interesting “shout out” from a friend on Twitter. It was from James Scott. Wait … that’s my name! The tweet was from a […]
07
Feb
2011
If it’s on there, you put it there … and that might be the problem!
Long ago, I transitioned from a paper to an electronic calendar. At the time, I felt great trepidation about making the change. What if there was some […]
05
Feb
2011
The big truck that couldn’t …
Early yesterday morning I was sitting in the back room of a Saxbys coffee shop looking out the wall-sized window at about six inches of fresh snow. […]
05
Feb
2011
What are you looking at? …
Here’s a simple, yet profound fact: You see what you’re looking at. That’s why we miss so much of what’s immediately around us, and even more of […]
03
Feb
2011
How to leap forward in your spiritual growth …
Want to take a major step forward in your spiritual maturity? Here’s one way of doing just that: Make God the God of your circumstances! We sometimes […]
31
Jan
2011
What are you wishing for?
If there’s an opposite to the American way of life, the concept of contentment would be a leading contender. We’re a restless people, driven for the newest, […]
29
Jan
2011
Does your source of truth matter?
If you’re active in the world of social media, or still buy wall calendars, you’ll find on any given day that you’ll be blitzed with platitudes providing […]
28
Jan
2011
Called to do something greater than “build community” ….
I’ve been convicted of something, so I’m going to make a change. It’s not something earth-shattering, but it’s important. It’s not a sin, but it is a […]
27
Jan
2011
If you see one of these, kill it …
It doesn’t take a distinguished political scientist to understand that in America, once Congress funds and launches a new program, that program will likely outlive the majority […]