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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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I have the greatest respect for ministry staff members who come alongside the pastor for one purpose: to help the pastor as he leads the church under God.

My Advice for Ministry Staff Members

March 11, 2026

Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of spending time with a number of church staff members in the places where I have been preaching. This is always a great joy for me. More than eighteen years of my life and ministry were spent as a staff member. Tammy and I were…

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Living in The Parenthesis

By Scott Pauley | January 22, 2012
A parenthesis is a peculiar thing. Parentheses are used by writers to set apart information which they want you to know but do not feel...
Christopher Columbus kept a daily journal of his explorations. I have found that writing in a journal every day forces me to think through what I am doing with my days. It is a constant reminder that not one of them should be wasted. Many days, the only entry Columbus made was the words: "We sailed on." Some days, that is all we are supposed to do. Keep plodding. Sail on. Make the most of this day and see how God puts ordinary days together in an extraordinary way. Men are remembered for their outstanding days, but they are made during their ordinary ones. Life is full of “ordinary” days, days where nothing historic happens.

Ordinary Days

By Scott Pauley | January 21, 2012
"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 Men are remembered for their outstanding...

Integrity

By Scott Pauley | January 19, 2012
“Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.”  Job 31:6 Integrity is not a product of environment or natural...

A Good Name

By Scott Pauley | January 17, 2012
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”  Proverbs 22:1 [caption id="attachment_349" align="alignleft" width="300"...
Reading-Writing-Arithmetic

Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

By Scott Pauley | January 15, 2012
As a boy I remember people saying that in school there were three indispensable subjects: reading, writing, and arithmetic. I am sure that the history...

Women God Has Used In My Life

By Scott Pauley | January 15, 2012
In a family of preachers perhaps it is inevitable that the men of the family receive much of the attention.  The older I get the...
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