Seth L. Scott
Seth L. Scott, PhD, NCC, LPC-S is an associate professor of clinical mental health counseling at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina and provides clinical counseling and supervision in the community through his counseling practice, Sunrise Counseling. Seth, his wife, Jen, and their two middle school children enjoy outdoor activities, reading together as a family, board games, and meeting people through Jen’s pottery business at galleries and festivals.
Columbia International University
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5 Reasons You Should Do a Social Media Fast
Social media can be harmful because it distorts our presentation and experiences of reality, priority, relationship, and rhythm. When our use of social media controls us instead of us controlling...Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Freedom Through Discipline - The Crosswalk Devotional - October 24
The common perception of freedom is the practice of license and liberty from bondage. Freedom is assumed to be a life without rules, living for the moment and the self without accountability or...Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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7 Things to Pray Regularly for Your Child's Faith Journey
Being a parent seems to provoke equal parts joy, terror, frustration, and satisfaction as you seek to model, mold, and disciple your children along their faith journey. Scripture is full of...Friday, August 18, 2023
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How Should We Prioritize Loving God, Loving Others, and Loving Ourselves?
We should love God and then love others, but we must love others the same way that we love ourselves, so should we love ourselves before we love others? Is there a proper order or priority in...Saturday, August 5, 2023
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False Connections through Gossip
Words have significant power in our lives, so words that are spoken carelessly or without truth or proper intent damage everyone involved, the speaker, the hearer, and the offended partyThursday, February 2, 2023
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Is it Harmful to Use Terms Like ‘Food Porn’ or ‘Addict’ to Describe Good Things?
If we are finally recognizing the negative impact of pornography and addiction on society and individuals, should we be using terms like “food porn,” “addict,” or “hoe” to describe neutral or...Thursday, February 17, 2022
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‘Peter, Do You Love Me?' - The Meaning Behind Jesus' Question
When Jesus asks, “Peter, do you love me?” (John 21:15), he is not just gauging Peter’s present emotional state. Jesus is probing Peter’s self-identity and extending the means for insight,...Monday, February 14, 2022
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What Do Sackcloth and Ashes Signify in the Bible?
Sackcloth and ashes are the ancient world’s apparel for expressing grief in times of mourning. Mourning, the expression of grief, is uncomfortable.Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Is Smoking a Sin?
Growing up in the church, the application of Paul’s admonition to remember that our “body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor. 6:19) seemed to only apply to particular behaviors deemed socially...Friday, August 27, 2021
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Why Did God Allow Polygamy in the Bible?
Polygamy ignores and disrupts the one-plus-one equals one creational design by marrying more than one spouse at the same time. If God’s creational intent for marriage is monogamy, why did God allow...Friday, August 20, 2021
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What Simone Biles' Choice Shows Us about the Importance of Mental Health
With this level of accomplishment and intensity, what does Simone Biles’ choice to withdraw from the competition to “work on her mindfulness” and “focus on her mental health” teach us about the...Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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Does God Care What You Weigh?
Our lives and how we live matter to God. In describing the practicalities of life in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explains, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will...Friday, July 23, 2021
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3 Lessons We Can Learn from the Story of Jairus' Daughter
The story of Jairus’ daughter cannot be separated from the context of Mark’s narrative as this section has a “sandwich” structure, with the incident of the woman with the issue of blood dividing...Friday, June 11, 2021
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Should Christians Use Psychiatrists?
While we wait for the future redemption of our bodies and the sure hope of our resurrection (Romans 6:5), our suffering across these remaining dimensions produces endurance, character, and hope in...Thursday, June 10, 2021
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What Does it Mean to Be a 'Double Minded Man' in James 1:8?
A double-minded man hedges his bets, attempting to maintain a grip on both independence and dependence, but dependence on God is only dependence when it is complete.Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Where Can We Find Hope if 'All Is Vanity' According to Ecclesiastes?
The theme of Ecclesiastes is that life is short, death is certain, and seeking meaning apart from God is like attempting to grasp the wind or wrangle vapor. Meaning is not something we can control....Thursday, March 25, 2021
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How Can I 'Be Anxious for Nothing' as Philippians 4:6 Says?
We can only be anxious for nothing if the object of our desire is Christ, seeking dependence on His power and provision by relinquishing our life to Him, dying to our own ambitions and demands and...Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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What Does the Bible Say about Mental Health?
What does the Bible say about mental health? The Bible does not speak of mental health in the same way that we do today, but the concept of mental health is integral to all of Scripture.Friday, December 11, 2020
