Author Archives: Scott Shaum

How Do I Know? Who Can Help?

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Scott Shaum

In response to my last blog post, I received a query that was very specific to some questions we all wrestle with. Here is the question: You wrote, “It is a life long journey to grow in receiving the Father’s … Continue reading →

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5 Themes Amongst Cross-Cultural Workers – Theme #1: Not Taking Spiritual Vitality and Growth Seriously Enough

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Scott Shaum

Amongst those in vocational ministry there is a consistent theme of being under grown in spiritual depth for the vocation before them. True, we are never adequate in ourselves for what is before us. But is our growth trajectory one … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Major Themes Amongst Global Workers

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Scott Shaum

When I began this blog 9 years ago I wrote on 5 themes I had been seeing whilst working with cross-cultural workers around the world. You can find that first blog here. I followed that up a number of years … Continue reading →

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2022 Reads List

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Scott Shaum

Aren’t books wonderful? I love the feel of a new book in hand. I have growing stacks all over the house. Some I find I tuck into again and again. Attached is my 2022 reads list. Please feel free to … Continue reading →

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Annual Reads List 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Scott Shaum

Aahhh, it has been a bumper year of books. Attached is my reads list for 2021. PLEASE, feel free to share this document. PLEASE, send me titles you found especially enjoyable to you – any genre. Thank you. Read on! … Continue reading →

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How Clear is Your Line of Sight?

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Scott Shaum

Line of sight is “a straight line along which an observer has unobstructed vision.”* How Unobstructed is Your Vision? Behold what manner of love of the Father that we should be called his children. 1 John 3:1 The presence and … Continue reading →

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Growing In Discernment

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Scott Shaum

Several years ago I came into a season of a very heavy spirit within. It was a time of desolation, of conviction. I had experienced this before. God was instructing me, showing me a pattern in my life that was … Continue reading →

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A Lack of Spiritual Discernment

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Scott Shaum

I want to pick up on a topic I brushed up against in the previous entry – which has received quite a strong response. (Thanks for the feedback friends!). The topic is growth in spiritual understanding. In Hebrews 5, the … Continue reading →

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