Author: Scott

Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples . . . Isaiah 12:4 I go to a specific type of gym, where the participants – me included – can be a little fanatical. We tend to like it so much, that we cannot help but talk about it…
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Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine . . . Isaiah 5:22 I exercise for an hour or two (almost) every day and sometimes, I’m tempted to think that I’m pretty athletic. Recently though, I had the opportunity to observe those whom I would call professional – or heroic- athletes. These individuals obviously spend…
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness . . . Isaiah 5:20 It is not uncommon for me to meet the drug addict who insists that he should have opiate pain medications. He will agree that, in general, addicts should not have opiates,…
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Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow . . . Isaiah 1:18 As painful as the consequences of my destructive behavior have been, Isaiah, in today’s passage, provides the perspective that I must start off with every day: In my ultimate,…
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Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? Isaiah 1:5 All summer, my son and I have been training for a distance race this fall. Every time we run, I’m frustrated that I haven’t lost the 10 pounds I’ve been meaning to lose. So, every time, I swear that I’ll…
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I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine . . . Song of Solomon 6:3 I have never been comfortable with The Song of Solomon’s inclusion in the Bible. In a work that is about God and man’s relationship with him, a book about romance and sexuality just seems out of place. It makes me…
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The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Yesterday, for me, wrapped up three days of a local athletic competition, which was an amazing display of strength, endurance and skill – none of which belonged to me. It was…
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Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11 Though he used different language than we might, King Solomon seemed to know a great deal about, and must have had some personal experience with, addiction. He may not have…
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No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. Ecclesiastes 8:8 As I began my routine yesterday morning, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach starting. Today was the start of a three-day team athletic competition, in which I am participating for the first time. I began to…
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Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others. Ecclesiastes 7:21 Most of us have been there. We’ve said something nasty about a friend or coworker and they either overheard it or someone told them. Our…
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