Articles I write for the weekly bulletin of the East Main Church of Christ, the congregation where I preach.
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 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… Read More James: What It Means to be Religious
Imagine looking in a mirror and seeing bed-head and an unshaven face…and then immediately forgetting all about it and going off to work in that condition! That’s how we are when we listen to God’s Word and yet fail to put it into practice in our daily lives.… Read More James: Be “Doers,” Not Just “Hearers”
God gets angry (Rom. 1:18; 2:5; 5:9; Eph. 5:6; Col. 3:6). Jesus got angry several times (cf. Matt. 23; John 2:13-17). Yet there’s a distinct difference between what gets God angry and what typically gets man angry.… Read More James: The Anger of Man
How can we be “doers of the word” if we aren’t even hearing it first? God’s Word must not be noise in the background, Christians.… Read More James: Be Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak
Here’s the truth about what comes from God (1:17). Every gift in our lives which is “good” (agathos, of benefit) and “perfect” (teleios, complete, mature) is from “above,” a reference to the location of the throne of God: heaven (Ps. 11:4). These gifts which benefit and complete us come down to us “from the Father of lights,” a fitting description of God. … Read More James: The Father of Lights
Pre-Denominational Christianity 
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