September 4th, 2026 
Scott 
TheDiscipleMD If you talk to anyone: I mean anyone, they share a common belief. With few exceptions, it is a belief that relationships formed in this life will be there in the next. And although most believe it, the religious doctrines of their faith doesn’t match the god given instincts they are feeling. No matter what Christian denominational funeral service you attend, the preacher speaks […]
August 13th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD A number of years ago I awoke from a good nights sleep to a familiar sound. It was a sound of days long past. As I lay in bed it took me a moment to recognize it. It was the sound of the “pattering of little feet.” It was the noise made by the sound of […]
July 28th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD A number of years ago, I was reading in the newspaper when I came across an article entitled “Elusive family friendly TV.” Written by Linda Chavez, it opens with this paragraph: “Am I imagining it or is television becoming even more family unfriendly? For years now, primetime television fare has offered a steady diet […]
May 19th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD In 7th grade, I had a gym teacher for about a month who was a substitute for a sick teacher. He was a middle-aged man who seemed nice. One morning I was in the wrestling room with all the other boys, warming up, rolling around on the mats when he stuck his head into […]
May 12th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD Birthdays are a funny thing for a man. When you were a kid, you were filled with excitement as your “special” day came near and that date, whatever it may be, became your day. It belonged to you! You were filled with anticipation about the presents you would receive or the party that would […]
March 25th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD In 2012, my wife and I traveled to the heart of New York City to celebrate the wedding anniversary of her sister and her husband. They were visiting New York from Portland, Oregon. For me, the highlight and most insightful moment of the night came late in the evening, after dinner, when the four […]
March 20th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD I don’t remember how old I was, but I couldn’t have been more than seven or eight when I awoke late one night and imagined that the doorknob to my room was turning back and forth. At the time, I happened to be sleeping in a room with my brother that had two doors, […]
February 20th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD President Ronald Reagan wrote: “The family has always been the cornerstone of American Society. Our families nurture, preserve, and pass on to each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish, values that are the foundation for our freedoms. In the family we learn our first lessons of God and man, love and discipline, […]
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