Serving Strong

A Leader’s Contribution To Conflict

Scott — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:50 +0000

Withholding When you withhold something from someone which will cause them to improve, you are more interested in yourself than the other person. You are more concerned with your own comfort than their improvement. It’s not easy pointing out a blind spot in another person. Scripture even says for us to remove the log from [...]

Serving Strong Content Is Out

Scott — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:08 +0000

A collection of posts from last week on Serving Strong A Leader’s Trusted Friend I came across a paragraph that spoke volumes and I want to share it with you. To find peace when facing tough times, remember: “You aren’t alone; let someone special in when you’re in a dark place. You know who this [...]

A Leader’s Trusted Friend

Scott — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:10 +0000

I came across a paragraph that spoke volumes and I want to share it with you. To find peace when facing tough times, remember: “You aren’t alone; let someone special in when you’re in a dark place. You know who this person is. Don’t expect them to solve your problems; just allow them to face [...]

Stretch Marks

Scott — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:13:03 +0000

During She is in so much pain. It is unbelievable. With every contraction, she is thinking the world is coming to an end. It hurts so much. After She is so relieved. The baby is finally here and in her arms now. The joy is indescribable. With every movement of the baby’s little fingers, she [...]

Serving Strong Content Is Out

Scott — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:31:36 +0000

A collection of posts from last week on Serving Strong What Are You Looking For? He searched high. He searched low. He searched in the corners and the cracks and the crevices. “What are you looking for?” someone asked. He replied, “I don’t know.“ Now THAT’S crazy! Why search intently for something that you’re not [...]

What Are You Looking For?

Scott — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:23:10 +0000

He searched high. He searched low. He searched in the corners and the cracks and the crevices. “What are you looking for?” someone asked. He replied, “I don’t know.“ Now THAT’S crazy! Why search intently for something that you’re not sure what it is? You want to finish strong, right? You want to be as big [...]

The Leader And Hill Work

Scott — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:20:59 +0000

My daughter finished her first half marathon yesterday. Pittsburgh is not the easiest course with all its grueling hills. It was said that there is a section of the full marathon course known as “cardiac hill”, a steep incline that tests the best of runners. This year, I understand they had volunteers known as “hill [...]

Serving Strong Content Is Out

Scott — Sun, 05 May 2013 10:30:16 +0000

A collection of posts from last week on Serving Strong The Leader’s Warning Track You, like every other ministry leader, are vulnerable to hitting the wall. Some of you reading this may even know what hitting the wall looks like. I have. It’s not pretty. You and everyone around you feel the negative vibe that [...]

The Leader’s Warning Track

Scott — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:15:48 +0000

You, like every other ministry leader, are vulnerable to hitting the wall. Some of you reading this may even know what hitting the wall looks like. I have. It’s not pretty. You and everyone around you feel the negative vibe that results. But you don’t have to hit the wall if you employ this simple, [...]

2 Lists Every Leader Needs To Consult

Scott — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:25:47 +0000

Galatians 5 Two mindsets with very distinct resulting lists. The Selfish Mindset produces… “…repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided [...]