Today we move from learning how to trust God when life gets difficult (trials) to trusting God when tempted to disregard His will. What’s the connection trials and temptation to sin? Every trial brings with it a temptation to reject… Read More
Testing Our Faith in Trials, Part II
Last week we began to focus on how difficult circumstances (“trials”) are the tools that God uses to form a deep and enduring trust in Him. I am sure you will agree that as you look back over your life… Read More
The Trial of Prosperity
James 1:2 talks about meeting “trials of various kinds.” Did you ever think of prosperity as a trial? In an age that regards prosperity as a claim we have on God, it is probably unusual to think of abundance as… Read More
Testing Our Faith in Trials, Part I
Take a moment and capture in your minds-eye a particularly painful moment in your life. A relationship gone bad, a sickness, etc . . . Now try and articulate how that event or experience led you to be a more… Read More
Introducing James
Today we begin a study of the letter of James by getting to know the author, the intended audience, and the context into which the letter was written. Between now and September we will unpack the content of this bold… Read More