James 4:1

I’m not sure I saw this clearly before today. I am not naive. I am not living in fear, nor am I blind to the truth. But the danger I face is real.…

Nobody likes conflict. Yet, it’s inevitable in life. As I’ve served as a pastor for over 30 years sometimes I’ve handled conflict well. Sometimes I’ve not. However, I’ve learned more about how to solve it Biblically from Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker, a book I’d recommend every ministry leader...…

In the absence of a good idea for a title and the fact that the idea is similar, I borrowed the title of an earlier post as the name for this one.…

James 4:1, 4-6, 11 1 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you? 4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy. […]…

This answers the question of why we don’t do better at loving others. I fail to love others when I fail to appreciate how much I am loved by God.…

“a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brethren” (Proverbs 6:19). In Proverbs 6, Solomon spoke of attitudes which the Lord hates and seven which are an abomination to ……

Of the things God hates, one of them is ‘sowing discord among believers’. (Proverbs 6:19) When God hates something, as a believer, we must hate it vehemently too. The first seed of discord sown in the world, was by Satan. Then by Adam, when he blamed Eve. Why did Satan sow discord? He hated what […]…

“a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord among brethren” (Proverbs 6:19). In Proverbs 6, Solomon spoke of attitudes which the Lord hates and seven which are an abomination to ……

The writers of the New Testament books considered that Jesus' return could happen anytime. Therefore, James' epistle emphasized our need to draw close to God.…

The writers of the New Testament books considered that Jesus' return could happen anytime. Therefore, James' epistle emphasized our need to draw close to God.…