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Which Road Will We Take?

April 21, 2022April 18, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

“Ye'll tak’ the high road and I'll tak’ the low road and I’ll be in Scotland a’fore ye . . .” Many think that song is about a Scotsman who was headed to the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746 and did not expect to come home. This was the battle when English loyalist troops … Continue reading Which Road Will We Take?

OMG! by Request

April 14, 2022April 12, 2022 / Scott McCown / 2 Comments

I first wrote and published this poem in 2011 and every once in a while someone will asked for a copy or for me to repost it. A recent conversation concluded with a suggestion to repost this one more time. OMG! © Scott McCown March 7, 2011 "Oh my God," the psalmist declares, Composing praise … Continue reading OMG! by Request

Relieving the Stress

April 7, 2022April 5, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

You realize you locked your keys in the car, panic sets it, you are going to be late, how could you have done this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but then you notice a window is rolled … Continue reading Relieving the Stress

So. Many. Choices!

March 31, 2022March 29, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

In Western Civilization, specifically the United States, we live in an age of consumerism. Take a walk down a grocery aisle and look at the choices we have. Let’s just start with tomatoes. You have a choice between grape, cherry, Roma, Heirloom, Big Boys and more, then with each of the varieties you have vine-ripened, … Continue reading So. Many. Choices!

Indifference is Dangerous

March 24, 2022March 22, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

We were in a grocery store when another customer dropped a bag of chips. Looking down at the chips, he took his right foot and kicked the bag partway under the shelves and grabbed another bag for his shopping cart. A few days later, I was in a super-store and noticed a spill. Someone had … Continue reading Indifference is Dangerous

The Danger of Satisfaction

March 17, 2022March 14, 2022 / Scott McCown / 2 Comments

Only three tables had customers at lunchtime on Monday, but the expectations from each table could not be different. The retired couple at the first table came in every day at lunch and ordered the same thing. He had grilled chicken, cornbread, with fried okra and she had beef-tips and rice with a roll and … Continue reading The Danger of Satisfaction

Becoming an Encourager

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

Walking in close to time to start, we selected seats that were empty hoping no one claimed them as their regular seats. We know church folks like their regular seats, and we were visitors. Worship began as we all stood for a song that signaled for the chatter of conversation to end. As our voices … Continue reading Becoming an Encourager

At the Cross

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

Nine-year-old Bryan lived in a little village not far from London. Bryan's parents were agnostics, but they felt that at least once in his life, he ought to go to church. That is why they dressed him up in a little black suit and black bow tie and asked the governess to take him. That … Continue reading At the Cross

shame

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

“Those people at the church, aren’t like me. They have their lives all together and they don’t have struggles like I do.” If he only knew. If he only knew. She was there – every time the doors opened. She taught children’s classes. In worship she sang with a joy of someone forgiven. She lived … Continue reading shame

Why is that STONE in YOUR Hand?

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 / Scott McCown / 1 Comment

He sat down in the waiting room a few minutes before his annual physical. Just as he was about to pick up one of the magazines, she spoke. “You look like someone I can talk too,” she said. He replied that he could be a good listener. They were the only two within earshot and … Continue reading Why is that STONE in YOUR Hand?

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