Do you really want to die like an amoeba?
John Ortberg wrote the following in his book, “If You Want To Walk On Water, You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat”: Too much comfort is […]
05
May
2014
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James Scott, Jr.
03
May
2014
Leaders need to have management skills …
There’s a ton of junk being passed off as leadership wisdom in conferences pastors and other church leaders attend. One of the biggest falsehoods so easily embraced […]
02
May
2014
Could it be your “how” has less purpose than you think?
A few weeks ago, I asked a friend about his thoughts on a seminar he had attended. He thought the presenter focused a lot on the “why” […]
01
May
2014
Why are you biblically illiterate?
In spite of a plethora of Bible studies, Sunday School classes, home groups, “life” groups, and other similarly named meetings of people for the intent of studying […]
29
Apr
2014
A Communion meditation …
Hidden away in my files is a great story, which follows. I don’t have any notes regarding the source, but I’ll let the writer tell his story […]
28
Apr
2014
Meander while succeeding …
Life is more than a series of tasks to be executed. You might not think that if you listen to the “success experts” who tell you to […]
24
Apr
2014
A quick way to ruin your life …
What’s one of the quickest ways to ruin your life? I’ll tell you in just a minute. First, let me tell you a story … Unamuno, the […]
23
Apr
2014
This little light of mine …
Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 5:16, “In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise […]
22
Apr
2014
A grossly overlooked qualification for leadership …
Elder X always took time to talk with me every Sunday I visited with this church (which was often, and for a time I was a member […]
21
Apr
2014
Finding the right motivation …
During the 90’s, a convention of some of the most brilliant thinkers of our time met in Chicago to discuss the concept of motivation. After days of […]