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 Station
April 25th, 2018 Scott TheDiscipleMD “Tucked away in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision in which we see ourselves on a long journey that spans an entire continent. We’re traveling by train, and from the windows, we drink in the passing scenes of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at crossings, of cattle grazing in distant pastures, […]
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 […]