Three styles of learning …
Of the many workshops, seminars and conferences I’ve done, one of the most popular have been on the topic of communication. People today long to be connected. […]
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May
2009
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
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May
2009
The “biblical secret” to marriage? …
It’s almost a pet peeve with me … I do NOT like how preacher after teacher after church leader continues to make blanket and persistent statements that […]
30
Apr
2009
Want to be God? …
“Pocket God”? No, it’s not a god that you put in your pocket, only to retrieve when you need some supernatural help (although isn’t that sometimes how […]
30
Apr
2009
Ineffective small groups …
Over the years we’ve seen a shift away from Sunday School and toward small groups studying the Bible together in homes. Personally I love home groups. Not […]
29
Apr
2009
Bottom of the well …
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally […]
29
Apr
2009
From the well …
J.C. Watts quotes his grandmother as saying, “What’s in the well comes up in the bucket.” How true that is! But how we too often like to […]
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Apr
2009
Use the news …
I was sitting at my favorite table in the coffee shop, earbuds in listening to the radio over the internet while getting some work done on my […]
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Apr
2009
Hidden motives …
SCENE ONE – At the congregational meeting, Joe stood and shared his opinion, which included a strong recommendation for church leaders to carry out certain actions. Joe […]
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Apr
2009
Ugly anger …
To say my father was abusive is almost to be kind. He never physically abused me, but I don’t remember a day in my childhood that I […]
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Apr
2009
A better idea …
When I knew Dean Pense he was pastoring a church in Vacaville, California and was leader of the Northern California Evangelistic Association (NCEA). The NCEA did a […]