Church Family, This past Sunday we looked at a famously difficult passage of James in which we are told that "faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. As a church that confesses that salvation is through faith alone, this phrase may be upsetting to us if...

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we worked through a passage that wasn't just sharp like a knife but also precise like a scalpel as James begins to address the particular sins that arise in the life of believers. In this case, he...

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we found ourselves in verses 19-27 of chapter 1. One of the nice things about the book of James is that most passages are straight-forward and easily understood, but the real difficulty is...

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we were met with both encouragement and conviction. We read that those who endure trials will be blessed with life in Christ. But we also read that enduring trials is not easy and that when we fail...

Church Family, This past Sunday, as we continued our series in James, we were met with a sort of grounding exercise for the believer. James tells his poor readers to boast in their exaltation in his rich readers to boast in their humiliation, which may sound like...