Scott Douglas's Blog
October 25, 2016
Journey to Publication
Read about my journey to publish #OrganicJesus: https://shar.es/1ETup7
October 3, 2016
New FREE Book
I have a new book on the subject of grieving. It's absolutely free. Download a copy here.
August 19, 2016
August 16, 2016
#OrganicJesus Just $1.99!
If you missed the free promotion, you can still pick up #OrganicJesus all week at a deep discount--just $1.99 all this week (August 16 to 21, 2016). Take advantage of the deal because it will be gone next week!Links to buy are here.
August 15, 2016
#OrganicJesus....FREE!!!
That's not a typo! #OrganicJesus is FREE today (Monday, August 15th) only on Kindle, Nook, and Google Books. Grab a link to each store here.Get it while you can! And don't forget to leave a review wherever your purchase comes from!
August 12, 2016
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August 10, 2016
DevotedWednesdays: Wise Blood
"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise" -- Ephesians 5:15 (NIV)It’s easy to live life unwisely...all you have to do is live as humanly as possible.
I go to work, more often then not, with my mind set on work; I don’t frequently go to work saying to myself, how do I make the most of this opportunity? What can I do for my coworkers today to show them that I love Christ? The trouble with Christians today is not our hearts; our hearts are still compassionate; the trouble with Christians today is their minds—it’s set on all the wrong places. 24/7 the mind most be set on God. When you leave for work, you shouldn’t say to your loved ones, ‘bye, I’m going to work,’ you should say, ‘bye, I’m going to serve God!’
If we go to work believing it is just a job, then all we are going to accomplish is our job; but if we go to work believing we are going to somehow serve God in what we do, then that’s what we will do.
Wisdom is not logic; wisdom is when you come to a point in your life when you don’t have to think about serving God—you’re already serving him.
How do you live?
August 8, 2016
MondayMourning: Yo Ministers Got Bling
It’s not secret—pastors like money just like the rest of us—some, however, like it a little more than others. The ministries here have gifted their pastors with perhaps the most bling-ful gift of all: a private plane. Of course, in many cases, you can’t blame pastors for their extravagant life choices—because it’s often churches that buy the things; that way their beloved pastors can have the fortune of living it up tax-free.Televangelist Kenneth Copeland’s ministries bought him a 6 million dollar lakefront home—that’s in addition to his ministries private jet, of course. But it gets better than even that; where other pastors do their best to rough it to local airports, Copeland’s ministry wanted to make sure he wasn’t inconvenience in anyway—so they built him an airport. Here’s the address if you want to see it on Google Maps yourself: 14355 Morris Dido Rd. Newark, TX 76071.
According to court documents, Copeland has a history of not paying child support—apparently he wasn’t big enough at the time to have his charities pay for that? You can see more of Copeland’s story here.
And if you are looking for just a bit more of pastoral ridiculous, check out this pastor who asked his low income community church for $50,000—because the helicopter needed new blades.
There are lots of good pastors—more than bad ones. They’re doing good things to increase the kingdom of God. But before you give to any church or pastor, do your homework; make sure the ministry is accountable for how it spends the gift it receives. If they offer no audit of funds, then you really should ask why.
August 1, 2016
MondayMourning: A Loss for Homosexual Rights
Homosexual in Iran? Death to you. They are not alone. Brunei, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen all have the ability to enforce such a ruling. 75 other countries can criminalize you for being homosexual. I’m not going to make this political. Let’s keep our opinions about whether or not homosexuality is wrong to ourselves for a moment, because there’s a bigger issue at hand—one that we should all be able to get together. The issue is this: homosexuals are human beings; they have rights as human beings.When homosexuals are being murdered or locked up with the countries seal of approval, I hope the love of Christ convicts you enough to say that sort of thing is not right.
Christians persecution is a big deal—as it should be; churches talk about it; pray about it; support helping people in these countries. Why? Because no one deserves to have their life or rights stripped from them because of how they believe. Unless they are homosexual—at least that’s how it seems.
Of all the people who should be stepping up to voice their outrage, it should be Christians—Christians who want to show how actions speak louder than words.
The fact that you may not believe as they believe should be all the more reason to love them—we are called to love all people, but we are especially called to love the people where that sort of thing is unexpected. It’s how Jesus Christ loved—and last time I opened my Bible, that’s the life we were supposed to model; Jesus wasn’t at churches giving out love—he was loving the adulterous, the gentiles, the people outside the walls of church.
