Nancy Scott

Articles

• The Grace of Job. (Book of Job) Reflects on the Book of Job and what it reveals about God’s response to human suffering. (4/09)
• The Value of Introspection. Makes a case for the importance of self-reflection in the task of loving God and others. (4/08)
• Digging Beneath Six Feet Under. Explores how a modern television show raises and answers questions about the meaning of life and death. (1/06)
• Giving & Receiving in Louisiana. Observes people’s need for one another in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (5/06)
• What I've Learned From Dogs. Reflects on lessons about life and God. (10/06)
• "Becoming" a Christian. Reflects on the process of conversion. (4/07)
• The Generation Gap: Then & Now. Looks at the "generation gap" from both sides of the divide. (11/07)
• In the Garden. Reflects on the reconciliation of human losses, pain, and suffering with the mercy and goodness of God. (5/05)
• Worship: A Life Lived. Explores the nature of true worship. (1/04)
• Waiting. Contemplates how "slowing down"--physically and spiritually--enables us to learn about the goodness and sovereignty of God through truly knowing our fear, pain, discomfort, and need for mercy. (9/04)
• Believing Together. Explores the concept of "church." (9/03)
• Honestly Connecting. Discusses how honest communication about life's struggles is part of a Christian's sanctification. (1/03)
• Confronting Reality. Uses the film A Beautiful Mind to discuss the connection between facing reality and our mental health. (5/02)
• Feelings & Responsibility. Explores the need for understanding and taking responsibility for our own feelings. (3/01)
• Growing Up. Uses news of a young person's drug overdose to discuss the choices parents and children face in our culture. (9/00)
• Considering Courage & Truth. Explores how moral courage relates to our view of truth. (11/01)
• Pain and Glory. Illustrates the role of suffering in the believer's path to glory. (1/97)
• Reconciled Enemies. Encourages us to resist the pressure to perform in our relationship with God. (4/98)
• The Significance of Passover. Explores what God was saying in the events of the Passover. (5/99)
• Outer Limitations. Highlights the worldview assumptions behind the classic sci-fi series, "The Outer Limits." (1/94)
• Trusting God, Loving Others. Encourages us to move past blaming others for past hurts and to take responsibility for ourselves. (5/97)
• Musings on Life and Loss. Explores the process of grief and the ways God uses that process in the lives of Christians. (10/98)
• Dignity and Death. Critiques the idea of "death with dignity" from a biblical perspective. (11/94)
• Dueling with Dualism. Argues that dualism is a continuing trap for today's church. (7/93)

Audio Series

Audio series with talks given by Nancy.

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• Coming to Truth. A Wednesday Night Class where Gutenberg tutors and others within the Gutenberg College community describe the intellectual journey that led them to conclude that Christianity is true.

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