We demonstrate we belong to God through our actions …
A man wrote to his girlfriend, “Susie, I love you so much that I would climb the highest mountain, cross the driest desert, sail the most tempestuous […]
08
Oct
2019
Articles by Dr. James Scott, Jr.
Scott Free Clinic Blog
30
Sep
2019
Instead of waiting for inspiration, do something …
Not inspired? Need a little inspiration to get you rolling into your work, craft, art, project, or whatever you’re doing? One of the worst things you can […]
24
Sep
2019
Six things you can do to make better decisions …
Columbia researcher Sheena Iyengar claims the average person makes about 70 decisions every day. That’s 25,500 decisions a year. Over 70 years, that’s 1,788,500 decisions. Faced with […]
23
Sep
2019
Three ways stigmatizing people with a diagnosis of a mental illness can harm their lives …
Chances are high that you’ve heard about how many people place a stigma on people who have been diagnosed as having a mental illness. I think most […]
20
Sep
2019
Has the church lost all sense of urgency in responding to pain and suffering?
As an adult, I’ve had a couple minor surgeries, but it was when I was a teenager I had knee surgery that was a pretty significant operation. […]
19
Sep
2019
What is mental illness?
If there is a particular subject that you never study … If you never learn about that subject … If you rarely ever talk about or discuss […]
16
Sep
2019
Instead of playing Sunday Morning Critic, try these eight BE-attitudes …
Imagine … … when you show up for work tomorrow, you’re immediately directed to the Human Resources office. Not a fun way to start your day! It […]
12
Sep
2019
After decades of belittling counseling, the church now needs to fix the harm it caused …
When you make bad decisions, you won’t reap positive consequences. Take, for example, this story retold by James Helfley: “Harvard anthropologist William Howells tells about a near […]
11
Sep
2019
Angry at the world? Look again …
Only minutes spent perusing most any social media site, or driving a few miles on a busy freeway, or listening to news broadcasts or talk radio will […]
09
Sep
2019
Shepherding God’s flock doesn’t make you the shepherd …
This morning I read on The Christian Post website a story about a couple who were co-pastors of a church. The article detailed how the couple decided […]