Author Archives: Scott Shaum

Email Principles to Relate By

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Scott Shaum

“I owe you an apology.” Thus began my conversation with a colleague earlier this week. In a single email I had obliterated my three rules of when NOT to write an email. I really blew it. Efficiency is NOT the Greatest Value … Continue reading →

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Healthy Care of Others Increases as A Healthy Identity Deepens

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Scott Shaum

I received an incredibly courageous comment from a reader on the topic of identity in the previous entry on generosity. The gist was that she struggles with the dynamic of affirmation and praise from others as a source of identity … Continue reading →

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Generosity in Giving of Oneself

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Scott Shaum

On Generosity Last weekend I was a guest speaker at a church which was in the midst of a series on the hallmarks of their spiritual community. Generosity, of which I taught on, is one of those identified hallmarks for this … Continue reading →

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Living Well Amidst Life’s Tensions

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Reality #1: Unresolved Stuff of Life In a fallen world unresolved tensions are the norm. We cannot get away from them. There are new ones to meet us most every day that pile upon the old ones we have wrestled with … Continue reading →

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Accompaniment: The Gift of Presence over Time

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Scott Shaum

God’s Gift to Us The promises and reality of God’s accompaniment in our journeys is abundant. We are assured he is our shepherd and we are the sheep of his pasture. He tells us he will never leave us, that … Continue reading →

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3 Boys + A 750 Square Foot Flat + 1 Mom = Quite the Journey

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Scott Shaum

For Mom’s of Little Ones, Written by a Dad* We were 20 something years old, church planters in a massive Asian city and surviving 3 little boys with more energy than your typical cyclone. We had no clue what we … Continue reading →

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On the Receiving End of a Crisis Debriefing

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Scary Moment I just returned from some time in Turkey. On the first day there, I was with some of my colleagues enjoying the rich history of the land as our heads cleared from jet lag. Suddenly there was a … Continue reading →

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God Desires More Than “iPhone Spirituality”

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Scott Shaum

Plugging into Jesus In a recent talk I used the following illustration: I had in my left hand my iPhone. In my right hand I had the white power cord  that came with the iPhone. Next to me was the … Continue reading →

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