Author: Scott

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Revelation 3:19 I still spend part of my week working in Urgent Care, where a sore throat is a common complaint. Often, we must perform a swab to determine if that sore throat is caused by strep. Kids don’t like this –…
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I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Revelation 3:18 While working on recovery from my…
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For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Revelation 3:17 Upon leaving residency, I began my job hunt, traveling and doing interviews. The one that stands out in my memory is for the job that I eventually accepted. The…
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I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15 I love coffee. Every morning, as I get up early to spend my time with God, I…
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The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven,…
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Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.  Revelation 3:11 I have several lessons that I apparently must learn repeatedly. Maybe I’m thick in the head or maybe I’m just stubborn, but either way, I’ve been slow to learn today’s lesson. This is one of those topics that I’ve blogged…
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We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 Today is Easter – the day on which Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.…
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Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10 A couple of days ago, I attended the funeral of a friend who died of a drug overdose. He believed…
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I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8 In the disaster of my addiction, I lost – or was in the process of losing – everything. I lost my job and I wasn’t sure if I was even a physician…
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I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.  Revelation 3:8 In my addiction, I repeated my pathologic behavior so many times that it became compulsory – something I couldn’t not do. Yes, I made conscious choices to get there, but once addicted, my…
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