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Author: Scott
Though many of my articles address more theological issues, I also enjoy writing devotional articles which speak more to the heart than the head. Below are a list of my devotional writings. Click on the title to read the full article.Our Christ-Centred Gospel: Thoughts on letting nothing else take central focus in regards to the gospel. That is the role of Christ and Christ alone.
A Theology of the Little Things: Reflecting on 1 John 1:1, I consider how God is very much involved in the little things.
Outward, Not Upwards: An article discussing the reality that the kingdom comes through expanding outwards, which is quite contrary to many ideas that we must expand upwards through church growth.
Movement Obsession: The church can be quite enamoured with movements and fads. But this is not our call. This article considers what our bigger, yet simple, picture is.
We've Come From Somewhere: We can't just throw out the faith from the past 2,000 years. We have come from a whole cloud of witnesses with whom we must stay connected.
The Heterogeneous Nature of the Church: Considering the call of the body of Christ to be unified in the midst of our diverse lives.
A Theology of Coffee: Some brief thoughts on my love for coffee.
A Compliment to Devotional Times: Some reflections on Psalm 16:8 and the reality of the Spirit indwelling believers.
The Scandalous God: A short series I have done to consider how our God is quite the scandalous one.
Where Do We Find Our Holiness?: When we read a passage in the Scripture that calls us to holiness, the first question we usually ask is, 'What can I do to become more holy?' I don't believe that should be our first question.
A Theology of Sleep: My thoughts on the second half of Psalm 4:4 - 'ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.'
Its Leaf Does Not Wither: Some thoughts on the phrase 'its leaf does not wither' found in Psalm 1:3.
The Challenge of the Great Builder: A challenge given on what it really means for Christ to be the builder of the church.
Fiction Reading: Some simple thoughts on something beautiful which I greatly enjoy - reading fiction books, especially of the fantasy and suspense genre.
Redemption Picture: Some thoughts about redemption centered around the text of Deuteronomy 6:23.
A Fresh Glimpse of Grace: This is a little series I've done in which I try and get a fresh glimpse of a word that is somewhat overly used and has become quite vague to most Christians - grace.
A People of Change: Our lot in life is to be a people of change - in our initial conversion, throughout our whole life, and in the very end. Therefore, we should be willing and ready to embrace change.
The Word of Life: An article in which I share some insights on 1 John 1:1.
Immanuel Every Day: Christians usually celebrate Christmas to remember Christ as Immanuel, God with us. But actually, God has had an Immanuel heart from the beginning and will continue to have such throughout all eternity.
Have You Noticed?: Some reflections on the closeness of God revealed in all aspects of life.
A Renewed Emphasis: A challenge to God's people to come to a renewed emphasis on the Holy Spirit.
It's All Just Semantics: The beginning of a short series on the importance of semantics, or the meaning behind our words.
Trick or Treat?: My reflections on Halloween and whether or not Christians should participate in this highly debated holiday.
Let Us Not Defer: A poem about hope, originally posted on my creative writing blog.
The Relational Nature of the Trinity: Some thoughts after reading some of Eugene Peterson's book, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places.
Longings: A poem originally posted on my creative writing blog.
Will The Real Man Stand Up? - Some reflections on the portrayal of men in American sitcoms.
Calvin Recants - An interesting and thought-provoking article about John Calvin recanting on the doctrine that would later become known as 'limited atonement'.
Zimbabwe Orphanage - A short blog post, with accompanying video, giving a little insight into a wonderful and much needed project for orphans in Zimbabwe.
Cease Knowing and Know That I Am God - My thoughts after reading some of the words of Thomas a Kempis found in his book, The Imitation of Christ. We are challenged to not let the pursuit of knowledge be our great goal, but rather the pursuit of Him.
Switzerland - Sharing some thoughts on a recent trip my wife and I made to Switzerland.
The Soundtrack to Life - There are so many movies we love to watch, and it is the music that can make them even better. There is a great emotional connection between us and the music we enjoy. But, the question arises - Though movies have a soundtrack during those great climatic and heroic points, does life possibly have a song being sung as well?
The Chief Mountain Today - God is being faithful in fulfilling His words in Isaiah 2:2 - 'Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; and all the nations will stream to it.'
Hearing Other Sides - Some thoughts on listening to other viewpoints after reading a few pages from C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity.
The Relational Kingdom - How God's kingdom is built upon relationship and family, rather than a business model and over-done structure.
Time - Learning to not let 'time' dictate how we live.
Longings of the Heart Awakened - Not getting overly caught up in all the 'other stuff' so that we can hear the call, the voice, of Christ as He speaks to our hearts.
Planet Earth - Musings of the heart after watching some episodes of the BBC series entitled Planet Earth. This was an amazing and creative work done in HD.
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