Posts from February 2023
Be Angry and Do Not Sin
As we will see in our sermon this morning, one of the great themes of the letter from James is dealing with trials we encounter in our lives as Christians. He will discuss that at length in various ways. But it seemed good to me, then, to think about trials from the slightly different perspective of our everyday problems as a sort of companion to the study here in this space. So let’s begin by thinking about something we all…
Don’t Be Anxious
As we will see in our sermon this morning, one of the great themes of the letter from James is dealing with trials we encounter in our lives as Christians. He will discuss that at length in various ways. But it seemed good to me, then, to think about trials from the slightly different perspective of our everyday problems as a sort of companion to the study here in this space. So let’s begin by thinking about something we all…
When Upon Life’s Billows
Storms have been in the news a great deal in recent weeks. Thankfully here, we have just had to deal with unrelenting rains for several days. But only a few miles away, it was not long ago that a dangerous tornado ripped through parts of Greater Houston. And this past week, a bit further away but still close to home, much of the state experienced ice that caused tremendous damage. These storms got me thinking about a familiar story in…