Scotty Carroll

Carl Jung once said, “Busyness is not of the devil, it is the devil.” Busyness is the enemy of rest. It’s the enemy of our health, our mental peace, and our spiritual strength. Often, we don’t recognize it for what it is because it comes disguised as good and important things. But we should look […]

There is an age-old question that was most famously uttered by Pilate as he was examining Jesus, “What is truth?” If Pilate had a question about it two thousand years ago, imagine how much more confused he would be today! However, the reality is that our trouble is not in knowing the truth, it is

Could it be that after singing a song all your life, that one day you hear it for the first time? Such is the case for me and the song, “I Am Thine, O Lord.” As I, with intentionality, gave my spiritual attention to abiding daily, even moment by moment, in Christ, I came across

May we have a moment of honesty and admit that the exhortation of Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In everything give thanks,” is not a particularly easy word to hear. Giving thanks for the good things is easy, but not everything that comes into our lives is good.  Hardship, difficulties, contrary or even evil people, and

Humans have an ability no other animals have – we can project our actions into the future. We can connect today’s actions with tomorrow’s results. In fact, we are very good at this, often running complex “simulations” in our heads about projected outcomes of various actions in an effort to make good decisions. If we

Recently, I “tweaked” my back. Initially, it did not seem serious. I finished my task and went about my business. But shortly thereafter, my lower back seized up in a gripping spasm that stopped me in my tracks. I took some deep breaths, tried to relax my muscles, and continued with my day. I had been in this situation before and felt I could recover without seeking help or

In Acts 2, there was no doubt that the Holy Spirit had been given. It swept in as a mighty, rushing wind and sat upon each of them as cloven tongues of fire. As a result, they rose up and began to preach the Word in languages that were not their native tongue. The hearers

I don’t know about you, but I often get discouraged. For those that know me, they may find this an odd statement because I am generally a glass half-full kind of guy, an optimist that sees opportunities more so than problems or obstacles. Nevertheless, there are days, or moments in days, where I look around and think,