Let’s “examine ourselves” (2 Cor. 13:5).  How do we react to what’s on the news?  How do we interact with those with whom we disagree?  Is it in ways which we would consider appropriate if our children or grandchildren said and did the same things?  How gentle are we?  How humble?  Do we feel we have to “weigh in” with our thoughts on everything?  If someone disagrees with us, do we feel the need to put them in their place?  Are we bitter?  Can we find nothing good in our life, our country, or the world because all we focus on is the negative?  Is how we want things to be in our home, our job, and the nation the most important thing, with everything else taking a distant second?  Are we prideful, thinking that we have it all figured out?  Is it inconceivable that we would be wrong in any way about what we see going on in the world today?… Read More James: Who Among You Is Wise and Understanding?