“But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless” James 2:20?  I love Christmas carols . In them we celebrate Jesus and Mary and angels and shepherds.  We exalt stars and lambs and little drummer boys. Magi, Eastern astrologers, even make the list.However, I’m hard pressed to think of one carol that mentions Joseph …[ read more ]

“For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment “James 2:13. “Henry” grew up in a home parented by an alcoholic father and a distant mother. With no familial example, he turned to drugs by the time he was thirteen. By his mid-twenties, he’d been twice married, twice divorced. He lost …[ read more ]

“My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism” James 2:1. ” If, however, you are fulfilling the [ i ]royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well” James 2:8. I attended a church which hired an interim pastor from a successful congregation in a …[ read more ]

“27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world” James 1:27 My grandson, David, is a typical ten year old. He lives in a world of Minecraft and Clash of Clans. His family spends many a night curled up on the sofa watching their favorite …[ read more ]

English: The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Scott, Fentress, and Pickett Counties of Tennessee and McCreary County, Kentucky, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) 22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude them- selves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer …[ read more ]