http://reallifematters.com Enjoy life on the go with Mark Scott, Senior Pastor of Calvary Community Church in Columbia, Maryland. Here you’ll find helpful theology, the kind that’s relevant and applicable to everyday life, yet deep sometimes, fostering thought. Beginning as a popular FM radio broadcast in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, RLM has now expanded its availability through reallifematters.com. You’ll be encouraged and equipped to handle and enjoy life to the full. Tell a friend. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love Thanksgiving! This year, I think I’m cooking my bird in a roaster bag. And we’re going to have, let’s see, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, real gravy made from bird juice and corn starch, cranberry sauce, sauerkraut, and Chardonnay. And then for dessert, we’re going to have coffee, ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/198 It's that awesome time of the year when we get to reflect. Thanksgiving is powerful stuff because it gives perspective a chance to seep in and set us straight and change our minds about all the worry and negativity we typically tend toward. Get the Rx for all that in ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/197 Our galaxy is only one of some hundred-thousand-million galaxies that can be seen using modern telescopes. Some estimates say that the most distant galaxy is racing away at 200 million miles and hour. It’s big out there. But there’s more: God makes Maui and forges the French Alps. He makes mangos ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/196 The Milky Way galaxy is over six-hundred-trillion miles across. But our home galaxy is just one of some hundred-thousand-million galaxies seen using modern telescopes. It’s big out there. But there is so much more... Grab the BIG November 16 broadcast/podcast now!Download This is BIG http://reallifematters.com/archives/195 Need Direction in life? Then you need God's GPS. Download God's GPS http://reallifematters.com/archives/194 Hebrews 12:2: "Fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith." How do we fix our eyes on Jesus? What does that even mean? The person who wrote these ancient words is tagging on the topic of faith. Earlier he says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/192 The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. In other words, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is just start. Learn the power of "just start" in this edition of Real Life Matters.Download Just Start http://reallifematters.com/archives/191 Ever been through the desert of doubt? Ever had a crisis of faith? Can doubt sometimes be a good thing? Mark Scott says YES on this edition of Real Life Matters.Download Got Doubt? http://reallifematters.com/archives/190 Recently, Lisa and I looked around and determined that clutter was freezing us up. That’s right, I said clutter. If upwards of 80% of stress is caused by disorganization, then it’s got to go. You say, “Mark that doesn’t sound like a very spiritual issue.” I say “Whatever, for us ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/189 Ever heard someone say, "Wow, she really let herself go!" Sometimes it feels like we're slipping. How do we keep from letting ourselves go in every area of life—spiritually, physically, educationally, even aesthetically? Learn how in this week's edition of Real Life Matters. Download Standard Podcast http://reallifematters.com/archives/188 I occasionally purposely leave the comforts of life to go into the wilderness of Canada’s interior—miles away from cell reception. There’s a time for the everyday mundane, but there’s also a time for adventure. There’s a time for pushing yourself to your extremes to see what you’ve got, in order ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/187 Jesus often set a course for the wilderness. As did Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, Elijah, and John the Baptizer. There’s something about the wilderness that brings you face to face with reality—as God defines it. This week on Real Life Matters, Mark Scott makes the case for wilderness; that seeking ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/186 It’s all about time—the only resource you can’t replenish. And isn’t it sad that in a lifetime—one study found—you will spend an entire year looking for lost stuff, and five years waiting in line. In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon seems to know that just as time is essential, timing ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/185 Timing is everything. "Every purpose under heaven" has an appropriate season, or duration. In this edition of Real Life Matters, Mark talks about the seasons of life and how to live these seasons through with hope and optimism. Download Seasons http://reallifematters.com/archives/184 Just scan the magazine Ads and TV commercials. Virtually everything is devoted to food, drink, and sex. It’s all about the body: how to clothe it, exercise it, feed it, decorate it, and make it smell good. Even down to footwear: “Are you gellin’? Yeah, and Zinfandelin’ with Helen McClellan.” ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/183 In this edition of Real Life Matters, Mark Scott talks frankly about our "drives" and why they are so difficult to satisfy. Is God some killjoy? Why does God make us with built-in drives only to restrict us from going all-out carte blanche? Download Real Satisfaction http://reallifematters.com/archives/182 What if we did something revolutionary this year? What if, instead of Christmas being a time of hurrying and worrying, what if we made this season a time of restoring our sense of wonder and awe? After all, our theology, like our cosmology, could best be defined as primitive. In ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/181 Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— I know that most of ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/180 Read Philippians 4:1-7. Note the expression, “the book of life.” Where will you be in 10 years? It’ll be 2017. 2017 sounds weird to me, a little futuristic. How old will you be? What will you look like? Who will have died? Now move that out 20 years—2027. What will ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/179 Read Philippians 3:17-4:1. Paul says that “their destiny is destruction” (v 19). We all know people who live that way. You know the ones, those folks who are all wrapped up in destructive addictive or sexual behaviors that lead to disease or family fallout, or job loss, or DWI, or ... http://reallifematters.com/archives/178