We’ve all had those opportunities: someone has posted a controversial photo, a seemingly racist/hateful status update, or attached a right-or-leftwing extremist “article” or propaganda-like video that clearly lacked credibility. You ask yourself, “Do I comment and start...
In the last post we looked at James 1:9 and his command for the suffering Christian to take comfort and boast in the good news of the Gospel. Now we keep going to the next verse. James turns to the Christian who is rich and experiencing the fullness of life and he tells them take comfort and to...
Life is unpredictable. The job offer gets rescinded. Your portfolio underperforms. Your marriage breaks apart. Addictions you thought you had licked, come back with a vengeance. In these twists and turns, ups and downs, the gospel gives us the power to be people of stability and...
1 This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! James 1:1 (NLT) A few thoughts on James 1. James, the leader of the church of Jerusalem, writing to his...