TheDiscipleMD We are coming to an end of a season that is known for its charitable giving. However, the two words charitable and extortion, are two words and concepts that don’t belong together. Among various definitions the word “charity” has always meant to me the voluntary giving of something, be it time, money, energy, etc., to a good cause. […]
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In The Day Of Our Trouble
April 26th, 2018 
Scott TheDiscipleMD There is plenty of good counsel to be found in the scriptures. Perhaps that is why the prophets are constantly encouraging us to read them . “The scriptures are like a written “recording” of the “voice” of the Lord—a voice we feel in our hearts more than we hear with our ears. As we […]
The Daily Dilemma Of A Lay Church Leader
April 24th, 2018 Scott TheDiscipleMD Over my lifetime I have given unnumbered hours in service to the church. I have done so willingly and without reservation knowing that the time was well spent. Some critics of the church have charged that members are encouraged to serve in the church at the expense of their families. That the church, which […]
God Levels the ‘Field of Play’ For All
April 20th, 2018 Scott TheDiscipleMD A few years ago our family held a picnic in a local park. I organized a softball game with the boys and I playing the field and the girls hitting. My sons and I are avid ball players and although we didn’t hit and only played in the field, I gave us runs from […]