Life isn’t Venice Beach, but …
My favorite place on the planet is a beach just about anywhere. But one of my favorite beaches is a four-mile stretch of sand called Limantour Beach, […]
13
Mar
2023
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
08
Mar
2023
Improve your thinking, and enhance your peace, by “changing the tape” …
Ruminating on an irrational thought or thoughts is a leading (if not the leading) cause of failures — relational or otherwise — in any human life. That’s […]
07
Mar
2023
A troubling trend seen in Pastor Care …
“Pastor Care” is the name given to one of Scott Free Clinic’s six core services; this service is a specialty service of counseling offered specifically to vocational […]
02
Mar
2023
What – and how – you eat matters …
The Lord’s Supper (“Communion” or the Eucharist) is the most important “meal” of your lifetime. But it’s not your only meal. It usually is the only meal […]
27
Feb
2023
The invaluable practice of thinking with your spouse …
It’s incredible what two people in sync with each other can do. Tim Hansel illustrated that fact through a story he relayed in “Holy Sweat”: There’s a […]
21
Feb
2023
The cumulative effects of suffering …
In 2017 I wrote the book, “Real Christians Care,” (you can find it here) because it was (and still is) my view a significant missing component of […]
15
Feb
2023
A few pre- and post workout tips …
Ready to hit the gym for today’s workout? Are you sure? It shouldn’t be (and doesn’t have to be) complicated to show up at the gym ready […]
14
Feb
2023
The important point about something like Valentine’s Day we routinely miss …
Among the various posts comprising today’s “Memories” in my history of Facebook posts was the meme below: I had shared the post some years ago as a […]
13
Feb
2023
A relational lesson from a child’s game …
Not all toys are created equal. Some are just for our entertainment, a toy for “fun play.” But many toys are designed to have an educational element […]
08
Feb
2023
What an “Aha!” moment is and isn’t …
The struggle for understanding is real. Living in the “Information Age,” we are daily drowned in so much information, and have access to such a vast supply […]