Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into… Continue reading James 3:1-12 – Speaking in Tongues of Life or Death
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James 1:13-16 – Did the Devil Really Make you Buy that Dress?
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when… Continue reading James 1:13-16 – Did the Devil Really Make you Buy that Dress?
Homecoming
I wrote this poem a few years ago following attendance at a Good Friday service at a local church. As I was writing this week’s post on James 1:1 – Who Heard the Letter of James?, this poem came to mind. A glance that’s all it was. A salmon colored shirt, khaki shorts, high socks… Continue reading Homecoming