belief expressed in action equals faith
Faith simply does not come into play until we put belief into action.
our culture of anger, outrage, and tantrums
when we understand what makes God angry then maybe we can put our own self-interested outrage in perspective.
wisdom that is gentle, peaceable, humble and without hypocrisy
The James passage describes wisdom as a gift. To me that rings true because I know the difference between the limitations of my own understanding and the insight and discernment that come into play when the Spirit of God is involved.
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two clicks, and an update on home-sweet-home
But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect…
soapbox words on men and church
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect…
fresh footprints in the clean snow (the theology of so-what?)
“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully…
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“your loyalty is divided between God and the world” (James)
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works. – Psalm 73:28 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the…
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don’t just listen to God’s word – do what it says (James)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. – James 1:22 One of the great challenges of moving is all the work that’s required to make the “new” place home. We’ve been in our Wake Forest house eleven months now, and – rather than finishing up – it…
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trust, obedience and transformational faith
NOTE: the new header (at least for a few days) is taken from Naomi Campbell’s painting of the Mt. Sinai summit view. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at…
Where Compassion Must Trump Politics:
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world – James 1:27 Health has been very much on my mind lately. Not so much my health – although I must admit that various parts…
