Sometimes it’s not good to be on fire …
There was some excitement last week when NASA released new 3-D photos of the sun, showing us the radiant orb in ways we haven’t seen before. The […]
25
Apr
2010
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
22
Apr
2010
There’s nothing magical about small groups …
One of the greatest areas of focus in the church is the development of small groups. Great emphasis is placed on getting church members into being a […]
20
Apr
2010
Leadership failure in the church …
There’s a “holy contradiction” that rages within me. On one hand, I passionately love the Church. The Church is the bride of Christ, and it is for […]
18
Apr
2010
How to kill a prayer ministry …
What can make a well-intentioned prayer ministry weak or ineffective? Injecting judgementalism. When we go before God on behalf of someone else and pray for what we […]
16
Apr
2010
The power of an example …
The title of the movie “Hope Floats” came to mind recently when I read about an experiment done with a bunch of rats. In his book “Where […]
14
Apr
2010
Human-based mentoring v. Biblically-based mentoring …
It’s seems like it’s difficult to spend five minutes in conversation with a church leader without the topic of mentoring coming up. Mentoring is one of the […]
10
Apr
2010
Turn on the spotlight and listen …
One of the most encouraging things we can do for people we are with is to let them have their moment! What I mean by that is […]
09
Apr
2010
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck …
Today one of my friends on Twitter posted the following tweet: “I find that ducks’ opinion of me is greatly influenced by whether or not I have […]
08
Apr
2010
Back away from the paint brush …
I’m watching danger! Actually I’m watching cars hurtling down a freeway in the San Francisco bay area. Driving can be a dangerous thing, especially considering the number […]
07
Apr
2010
Did you notice?
Yesterday morning my attention was suddenly captured by what had to be the largest humming bird I have ever seen. Seeing the creature wasn’t a surprise, but […]