Douglas Adams quotes to his readers from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe’s entry on Galactic Civilizations. According to the Guide civilization pass through three stages before their demise. The stages are: Survival, Inquiry, and Sophistication otherwise known as How, Why, and Where. Adams explains it in terms similar to this: Survival - “How are … Continue reading Hitchhiker’s Church History
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Re-evaluating Competition
Hello, my name is Scott, I am a recovering competitor. . . That sentence started a conversation when I first wrote about competition on the blog in 2010 and repeated it in 2012. I am thinking about completion again as I look at the social media frenzy about Cam Newton's actions and interviews and remember Peyton … Continue reading Re-evaluating Competition
No Space for God?
This thought comes for my younger brother, Charles McCown. I am sitting is a session at a conference listening to the Engineering Director from NASA. Speaking of the International Space Station he says, "Humanity did that !" as a portion of an answer as to why humans need to explore space for the "survival … Continue reading No Space for God?
God’s Glorious Gifts
God's Glorious Gifts © B. Scott McCown - February 5, 2016 I noticed Your glory this morning; I saw the sun in the sky; Amazed at this day You're adorning; With beauty for every man's eye. - You give us life, You give us hope; You give us light, You help us cope. You … Continue reading God’s Glorious Gifts
I Don’t Know What to Say
I try to post a blog four days a week. Some days, like today, I have so much running through my mind - or very little for that matter - that I am not focused on a single thought or lesson. Today, I am thinking about the wonderful devotional thought the freshman (Jackson B) from Tide4Christ … Continue reading I Don’t Know What to Say
Why Baptism Isn’t Something You Do
In Acts 2:37 the people interrupt the preacher (Peter) and ask a simple question. Simple yet profound, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Those gathered on that day, after hearing the Apostles speaking in each audience member's own languages (BTW there were more dialects and languages than there were apostles), and after being reminded of their … Continue reading Why Baptism Isn’t Something You Do
Advice from Noah’s Adventure
You are familiar with the story of Noah and the ark. God through the faithfulness of Noah saves Noah's family and preserves mankind from complete annihilation by a large floating craft that carried Noah and species of animals to safety. (Read Genesis 6-8). You are likely familiar with the phrase if not some of the … Continue reading Advice from Noah’s Adventure
Money Matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpA2Y4sudE How to manage your money God’s Way. Join us at Central Church of Christ 304 Hargrove Road, Tuscaloosa for Money Matters Weekend on January 29 & 30, 2016 as Keith Kasarjian shares how can manage our money God’s way. Keith Kasarjian has preached for more than 20 years for churches in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky. … Continue reading Money Matters
When God Brings You Yo It
I what sound like good phrases every day. A few of them follow: If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Everything happens for a reason. God had to break me so I could learn to rely on Him. As meaningful as these phrases sound they are NOT biblical. In fact, … Continue reading When God Brings You Yo It
Life in the Last Days
Read Mark 13:1-37. In this passage, Jesus tells his apostles that the pride and joy of God’s people will again face destruction. The destruction of the temple would come while their generation still lived (Mark 13:30). Today, many equate the events of Mark 13 to the Christ’s 2nd Coming and the events of the end of … Continue reading Life in the Last Days
Driving Thought 