On Saturday, June 23 of this year, the head coach of the Chiang Rai Wild Boars soccer team, the guy everyone called, “Coach Ek,” led his team in celebrating the birthday of one of his players on a team building
The last time we were together in our study of the letter of James we focused on a statement James made about Elijah. James wrote, in James 5:17-18, 17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that
We are nearing the end of our study of the letter of James to the scattered people of God, followers of Jesus from the twelve tribes of Israel who had been scattered because of persecution. James has been teaching us,
Steve Gleason was always a passionate, lay-it-all-on-the-line kind of person. He was born in Spokane, Washington on March 17, 1977. Steve loved to play baseball, but football was a natural outlet for his energy and passion. He played fullback and
Two weeks ago we began a study of James 5:13-18. James’ counsel is so good. He said, “Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.” James’ guidance is straightforward
How are we ever to make it through the trials of life? While we are going through school we learn about all kinds of subjects, but we receive little if any education about how to make it through the wide
There are many things that can be said about Jesus’ younger, half-brother James, but beating around the bush, being bashful, or catering to his congregation are not on the list. Throughout James’ letter to those early followers of Jesus he
Throughout our study of James’ letter we’ve been reminded over and over again of the powerfully destructive potential of our tongues. From the opening chapter of his letter James has pointed out the many ways our speech can bring harm
We began our study of James 4 a few weeks ago by being confronted by James. He wrote, “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?” (James 4:1 NIVO) These are
We, as people, have a tendency to idealize days gone by, to wax all nostalgic about the “good ol’ days. As followers of Jesus we hear talk about how we need to go back to the Early Church and seek
