My Facebook Page
My Twitter Feed Updates
- My girl is off to school. What will I do? scottlinscott.com/2020/08/31/my-… 4 weeks ago
- I’m moving away from Facebook and GIGO. scottlinscott.com/2020/08/29/im-… 1 month ago
- I feel like a shepherd in a hole scottlinscott.com/2020/08/22/i-f… 1 month ago
- Summarizing My Father’s Life scottlinscott.com/2020/04/01/sum… https://t.co/MQQibafb7E 6 months ago
Email me
liver4scott@linscottphoto.comAbout Scott
Follow Me
Blogs I Follow
- followfbccomblog
- Follow FBC to Guatemala
- Faith in action
- Scott Thoughts
- Project Light to Life
- Austin Americana Studio
- conversations on the fringe
- MaineiacRunner
- Normane3d's Blog
- lethargicsmiles
- RHF INDIA
- newlife4rich
- A Penny for Your Thoughts...
- Charlie's Road to a Kidney Transplant
- our kid needs a kidney
- bringing.faith.home
- Eucatastrophe 101
- Ramblings of a Dying Man
- Maribel's Kidney Story
- Drinking from the Same Dipper
Blogroll
LINKS TO EXPLORE
-
Recent Posts
- I wonder stuff …
- Dear USA, please, could we have just a moment of silence?
- Cake is Good but Homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream is Way Better!
- I’m doomed. I have a cold in this COVID chaos.
- NOON: Beyond the Biopsy: The Massachusetts Panel 9/16
- I’ve been dishing it out for years.
- It’s 46 degrees and there’s “a beaver on da roof.”
- My pumpkin spice is lacking something
- When method drowns out message.
- “Hey, Scott, are you okay? You’ve disappeared.”
Post Archives – Past Ramblings
Top Recent Posts & Pages
Quick Edit
Tag Archives: church
I feel like a shepherd in a hole
By Scott Linscott I feel like a shepherd who has fallen into a deep hole. Every now and then, I hear one of my sheep pass by, up there somewhere, or I catch a glimpse of a shadow, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged church, conspiracies, COVID, EVANGELICAL church, fake news, isolation, misinformation, pandemic, pastor, Qanon, shepherd
3 Comments
Do you pray? How do you pray? When? Why?
When I was at my lowest, my prayers seemed intimate and somehow powerful. They seemed like a two-way interaction, I often sensed God’s presence and comfort like a sudden, warm, summer downpour – the type that makes you throw out … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, Christianity, hope, peace, recovery
Tagged Christian, church, connection with God, direction, faith, focus, healing, intimacy, leadership, Mark 1:35, ministry, prayer, prayer life, recovery
1 Comment
It’s official. As of 11:45 AM today, I’m a fulltime pastor again.
Today, the membership of a church right here in the middle of little Westbrook, Maine voted to call me as its new shepherd. The vote came directly after I delivered my 20th message there. That’s odd. The usual process for … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, church planting, coaching, Liver disease
Tagged calling, church, first baptist church, providence, Westbrook
1 Comment
I love to tell the story. Wanna help?
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of people in Raymond, Maine. It was extra sweet because Josh was able to be with me to speak from his perspective as a living organ donor … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged booking, camp, campus evens, Chamber of Commerce, chronic illness, church, college, conference, fill in, guest lecture, guest speaker, health, humor, inspirational, interim, lose weight, Maine, marriage, motivational speaker, new hampshire, organ donation, organization, parenting, preacher, pulpit suppky, Rotary, schedule, seminars, speaker, special speaker, story, substitute, transplant, weightloss, workshop, youth events, youth speaker
Leave a comment
I’m actually GLAD it happened
I’m sitting here on the couch in my home office/guest bedroom with my dog curled up in a ball sucking the heat out of my leg going through my sermon for this morning. “Sermon.” I don’t care for that word. … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged camps, chronic illness, Chronic pain, church, cirrhosis, conferences, depression, direction, Donate Life, events, faith, fear, healing, hope, Liver disease, Motivation, motivational speaker, NASH, organ donation, pulpit supply, speaker, teen, transplant, youth
1 Comment
Hey pastor, you aren’t all that.
Newsflash. Pastor discovers he’s just another screw up like everyone else. I’d like to see that in the news because, hey pastor, you aren’t a big deal. You’re not Jesus. Take all the Greek and Hebrew classes you want. Quote … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged church, humble, humility, pastor, planting, pride, self-promotion
3 Comments
