Category: Miscellany

Large Marge & Finding God

 Margerie Glacier, Alaska

I’ve been on an Alaskan cruise for the past week.

I considered blogging a travel journal, as I have before on trips to Israel and Turkey, but I couldn’t figure out the Biblical angle. After all, this blog is dedicated to all things Kingdom.

I’ve heard people talk about God on this trip, as people often do when they are out in nature and see the beauty of His creation. I wonder though whether people who discover God in nature ever think about him at any other time. If you have to see a mountain to think about God, you probably don’t know Him.

Our tour guide through Glacier Bay yesterday suggested we ask ourselves what the surroundings said to us. She was vague and relativistic, which is very popular these days, except with those who believe there is something being said.

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Why The Change?

You may have noticed the name of this blog has changed.

Why the change?  Two reasons.

First, I thought “Gospel of the Kingdom” came across presumptuous, like I was representing I was speaking on behalf of the kingdom. I’m just one voice contributing to the conversation and thought the name change more consistent with that reality.

Second, renaming the blog enables me to be more authentic, as authentic, that is, as someone can be while using a fake name.

You will still be able to find this blog at gospelkingdom.wpengine.com, but now www.gregoryscott.blog will get you here as well. And the focus of the blog will remain the same.

So, we will give it a shot and see what happens. GS

Where I’ve Been

(c)iStockphoto/peskymonkey

If you’ve been waiting for new posts, I apologize.

During the last two weeks I have been very busy at my day job as a trial attorney fighting for truth, justice and the American way.

I did my first webcast last week, this one with three other attorneys. The webcast was done through our state bar association to provide continuing legal education for the lawyers in my state.

I felt totally like a talking head. We were in a studio with a slick backdrop, four cameras, monitors and dudes behind the cameras counting down with hand gestures as we returned from breaks.

Theoretically, I could have just showed up and talked about what I knew, but I’m pretty anal, so I prepared a lot for it.

I also had other things going on at work, and I was probably just a little lazy, and so I didn’t write.

But don’t go anywhere. There is more coming. GS

 

The Hard Thing

I had a friend make a very bad decision recently.

She had two choices. One was really hard. It would have been very humbling in the immediate future, but in the long run it would have changed her and put her life on a path for positive change in Christ.

The other option was easy now. It immediately removed much of the pain and seemingly gave her a fresh start, but it set her life on path that will likely lead her away from the Lord.
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