Partiality and favoritism show up in many ways in our world, but Jesus calls his followers to the opposite. Our job is to show love, honor and respect to every person God puts in front of us - no matter their status or ability to show us those things...

Some sins the Bible warns against are actually seen as virtues in our world. Our media-saturated culture wants us to believe that showing partiality to rich, famous or influential people will help us get ahead in life. But James 2 asks us to have the...

Faith in Jesus that’s lived out in real life is noticeable. True faith reveals itself in the ways we speak about others, the way we serve others, and even in the types of content we consume. When we surrender our lives to Jesus, he’ll begin to conform...

It’s important to know God’s Word, but if we don’t allow it to transform the way we live, then we’re missing the whole point. The Christian life is one of both knowledge and obedience - taking in a steady diet of biblical truth, then living that truth...

When we face trials and conflict, anger is often our first instinct. But God’s Word gives us a completely different model: James encourages us to listen first and be slow to speak in response. As we encounter a world that’s full of offense, opinions...

It’s easy to be deceived by the self-focused nature of our culture that tries to convince us that our ambition is most important. But James reminds us that every good and perfect gift in our life is from God who created us, loves us, and gave His Son...

Temptation is an inevitable part of the human experience as we all, in our brokenness, wrestle with sinful desires within our own hearts. The good news of the gospel is that because of Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf, we can be forgiven when we fall...

What does it mean to have ‘enough’? The world’s wisdom would tell us to avoid poverty and seek wealth at all costs. But James reminds us that both poverty and wealth can be challenges when they tempt us to take our eyes off of an eternal perspective...

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? When life brings a challenge and we don’t feel at all prepared or equipped to manage it, God makes us an amazing promise: if we ask Him for wisdom, He’ll provide it. But James’ encouragement is that we...

Everyone faces challenges in life. Some are devastating or even life-altering. Why does God allow these things to happen? How do we get through hard times? And more than that, how is it possible that we would be able to find joy in the midst of them?...