This is better than restoration …
There’s a lot of Christian leaders putting a focus on God restoring things. Fortunately for us, they’re often missing the point, for if God only restored things […]
15
Apr
2011
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
14
Apr
2011
Want to be “empowered”? Here you go …
Leaders surrounding the church who direct us to embrace culture rather than engage it often talk about a cultural lie as if it were the truth. That […]
13
Apr
2011
A common way for making life less appreciable …
A brother in Christ I’ve known for some time almost always answers the question, “How are you doing?” with the answer of “Stressed!” I don’t know if […]
11
Apr
2011
BOOK REVIEW: “The Final Summit” is fiction at its peak …
I’ve just read my first Andy Andrews novel. It’s likely I am now an Andy Andrews fan! Even though Andrews is a best-selling author, I haven’t read […]
09
Apr
2011
Living out loud …
Slinging my backpack over my shoulder, I tossed my empty paper coffee up into the trash can and headed out of the Starbucks. Crossing the busy intersection […]
08
Apr
2011
Instead of doing that, I’ll just do this …
Among the various topics that make up my stream of tweets on Twitter, you’ll occasionally find some fitness and personal training tips. A couple days ago, I […]
07
Apr
2011
Most churches fail at vision/mission. Here’s why …
Numerous churches fail when they try to establish “vision” and “mission” for the church. The primary reason for this failure is due to leaders applying a business […]
06
Apr
2011
How about seconds? Thirds? Fourths?
History is one of my favorite subjects. Not only do we learn a lot about humanity by looking at our history, but you can stumble across some […]
02
Apr
2011
A recipe for weak leadership …
There are some extraordinary people in leadership roles within the church today, and we are blessed to have such leaders. There is also an abundance of weak […]
02
Apr
2011
Sunshine and storms …
I have an addiction. It’s to good weather. Not simply fair weather, but really good weather. That’s why I lived most of my life in California, some […]