In which we take a short break from James I am not finished with James. James is not finished with me! But, last night John and I finished the book of Joshua. Why does that matter to you? Well, admittedly, it probably doesn’t. That’s not the point. The point is, when I first came up …
At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves of the New Testament are rustling with the rumour that …
Those Pesky Designations I believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God. It’s a real miracle that we still have, intact, with more proof texts than any other book around, this precious resource of foundation, direction, and wisdom, and truth. You can see that God has shepherded the text through hundreds of generations of …
“I’m spiritual, not religious” Oh, no. Not this one again! Bear with me, brothers. The old rag above has indeed returned. I promise some exposition of scripture to justify its use, but never its veracity. Today we move into ye olde debate, Faith vs Works. The foundation 23 for all have sinned and fall short of …
Week 2 Stats Update! I don’t really expect my stats to change in just a week. But, I know from the past when I am consistent there seems to be a week in which things change dramatically. Usually it’s 8-12 weeks into a period of solid exercise. I am older now. Probably no change in …
Won’t you be my neighbor? What does James teach us about how we are to treat our neighbor? What about when they annoy us, or do something downright wrong? What if we catch them in sin? Do we judge them? Can we judge them, please? Let’s find out what James has to say! Partiality My …
Week 1 in review Looking back on the first week of the quest, I need to express how thankful I am for the Bible, family, and friends. Speaking of friends, one of my Christian brothers gave me the best advice this week. It sounded almost cliche at first, but it has proven invaluable. Bible For …
Recap The last few days I have been trying to get to James 1:22. But there was a ton of material to get through with the proceeding verses. Briefly, here’s the run-down. 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man …
Where we left off Last post we were focused primarily on James 1:19-22 and Psalms 1. The question was can we, or why should we, be slow to speak, slow to anger, and put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness. You might call this the negative side of the key verses. I call it the …
Before you distract me again… Now listen up! This time I am going to cover the verses I meant to cover yesterday. That is to say, I will cover them, Lord willing! (Thank you, James!) Today is going to be about the other guy. Psalms 1 and James 1 both refer on one hand to …
