This is a hard-hitting passage that not only examines the speech patterns that are so destructive but also the source. James is calling his listeners (and us) to not only focus on being disciplined wi

James is pastoring his fellow Jewish believers who have been driven all over the Roman Empire because of persecution and one of the pastoral issues that James confronts in chapter 2 is the preferentia

James is pastoring his fellow Jewish believers who have been driven all over the Roman Empire because of persecution and one of the pastoral issues that James confronts in chapter 2 is the preferentia

How do we process the trials and testing of life? Does God have a hand in testing us, what about temptation? If God does test us, why does he do it, what is he trying to accomplish? These are some of

Part one (b) of our study through the book of James. In this episode we talk about the cultural context of the world around James and what that meant for those who were experiencing trouble, trial and

Part one (a) of our study through the book of James. In this episode we talk about the cultural context of the world around James and what that meant for those who were experiencing trouble, trial and

There were three things that Jesus did with consistency in his life that were profoundly intentional. These things were how Jesus was discipled and how he discipled others. 1) He submitted his life to

We are all being spiritually discipled and formed, the question is: who (or what) is doing the discipling? For most, it is their screens, social media platforms and the winds of culture. If we want to

We are being spiritually formed (or discipled) whether we like it or not. The question is who or what is doing the forming in our families? If we are honest, our culture is more intentional about disc