On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, a day often considered a kick off to Holy Week or a time of pageantry. And yet this famous scene shows us the world at its most confused. The people have pinned their hopes and...

How many of us live our lives by our Google calendars or planners? Despite the chaos of our hectic schedules is there maybe something self-validating and self-justifying about announcing our busyness to whomever will listen? In this week’s passage,...

"What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?” James’ question 2,000 years ago is as pressing and relevant in 21-century churches and one we would do well to ask in our marriages, families, neighborhoods, and workplaces. Wherever two...

After looking at some big themes and questions of the Christian life, James begins to zero in on why we struggle to live the good life. This Sunday we turn to the very everyday, practical, and relatable problem of how we use our words, how they...

This Sunday James hones in on the nature of saving faith. This passage evokes confusion among readers of Scripture: we celebrate the biblical teaching that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone and yet doesn’t James contradict this...

This week we turn to an immediate application of the principles of receiving and responding to God’s Word. James 2:1-13 is a case study highlighting the destructiveness of the seemingly “minor” sin of showing partiality. By showing favoritism...

Last week we looked at the shape “wisdom in the way of Jesus” takes. This week James unpacks the life of faith as he considers what it means to live out of the new birth that we have received from God. James addresses the church, telling us that...

While the Book of James may not seem to preach Christ or justification by faith as clearly as other books in the New Testament, it is a book of uniquely Christian wisdom, teaching us how live; be doers of the Word; and be wise followers of Jesus. In...

What if you could become an idolator without even realizing it? This week we’re looking at Daniel 3 which stands out as one of the most popular Sunday-school stories of all time: Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace. It’s the story of Daniel’s...

This week we see what it means to be a community called to pray. Six times in the upper room discourse Jesus tells us what it means to be a praying community. And yet as simple as prayer sounds, it remains one of the more challenging areas of...