James
Works of Mercy: “Feed and Clothe”
John Wesley famously said “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all […]
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Healing is the Work of the Church
If we’ve put divine healing in it’s proper context, then it is clear that divine healing isn’t not just an internal blessing for God’s people. Rather, healing is a gift […]
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Descending into Greatness
Our culture has taught us each to pursue our own happiness; in its worst form this is what James describes as wisdom from below. Rather, he offers wisdom from above […]
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Life Between Now and Then
In a world where the only real word is death which leads to hopelessness, the Christian has hope because Jesus has been raised from the dead. It’s for this reason […]
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“…but, words will never hurt me.”
In a world of words James calls the Christian community to a more silent and active faith
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Walk the Walk
For Christian faith to be genuine it must be lived. We don’t need to fear a works based faith because works do not save only Jesus does, but the other […]
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Courting the “Right” People
James reminds us that even as Christians our human tendency will be to evaluate and treat people differently. When we do that in our congregations we are judging people inapprop...
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It’s a Hard-Knock Life
Life isn’t fair. Everyone goes through hard times and difficulties–that includes Christians. So, how are Christians supposed to respond when times are tough?
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Navigating Prayer
If at the heart of prayer is connection with God, rather than wish fulfilment, then what stands in the way of that connection? We need to examine how we are […]
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Are You Ready for a Miracle?
“You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get […]
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