For we all stumble in many ways. James 3:2 I sat down with my wife one evening recently while she was watching one of those home renovation shows. I noticed that one of the hosts of the show had on pants that I thought looked stupid and so, I said as much. A moment later…
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Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. James 3:1 It was Halloween yesterday and I went to work pretending to be Jared Allen, a retired Vikings player known for his mullet. It was good fun, which Halloween is meant to…
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And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? James 2:25 Years ago, when our kids were young, we were sitting in church one Sunday morning when the pastor read about Rahab the prostitute. My son, who hadn’t…
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What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? . . . So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:14-17 My kids and I have long enjoyed rock jumping – leaping off a stony ledge into a body of water.…
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My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. James 2:1 A couple years ago, my wife and I took a trip for our 20th anniversary. I’ll not mention the destination, except to say that it was a beach vacation. On our first day at…
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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 I spend a fair amount of time in addiction medicine, where I work alongside others who have the same desire to help the addicted. I…
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If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. James 1:26 My wife and I were both born in the 70s but when it comes to music, we’re children of the 80s. So, lately, we’ve been listening to an 80s rock ballad station.…
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But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25 As Christians, we understand that we’re saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). Our relationship with God is a gift that we can’t…
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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was…
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Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. James 1:21 My wife loves those home renovation shows where they take an old, dilapidated house and, in the span of 60 minutes, transform it into something new and amazing. I see the…
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