This year, the American West has been ravaged by wildfires. These uncontained blazes start with a single spark and burn without regard to anything in their paths. Isn’t it odd that James would liken something so small and insignificant as the tongue to an out-of-control forest fire?

However, when we think about it, maybe what James says isn’t that much of a stretch. We have all been in situations where we were hurt by words, or our words have hurt someone else. The power of words is an uncanny power that James even says we are unable to control! No human can tame the tongue!

If that is the case, why do we even try?

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Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber

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Maybe we aren’t prone to prop someone up because of their wealth. But how do we treat people of a different race, gender, or orientation? Do we continually find ways to be partial toward some and not others? Listen, I get it. This is a considerable challenge, and I believe it has been an ongoing battle in the church since James wrote his letter. But can’t we read James’ words that echo the words of Christ? “ If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.”

It is a real challenge, but James is challenging our faith. Do we really believe that Jesus’ way is the best way? Or have we too often allowed our own preferences to dictate our faith?

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Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber

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The book of James is short but intense. Tradition holds that this James is the younger brother of Jesus, the same James who begins to lead the early Jerusalem church in Acts. With that in mind, it seems that he might know a thing or two about what it takes to follow Jesus.

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Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber

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For many of us, reading through the armor of God might seem familiar. Some of us might even remember a song or two about this passage. No matter how many times we have read this passage or heard about the armor, I believe it is still meaningful to us today. The author of Ephesians wants us to realize that we are not left without resources as we seek to be made disciples and to make disciples.

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Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber

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As we continue to walk through Ordinary Time in the church calendar, we have a special guest joining us. Kyle Lee and his family live in Oklahoma City, where he is an elementary school teacher. Kyle is a dear friend of mine, and in many ways, we have been learning about the church calendar and ancient church practices together. Today, we will hear how Kyle’s faith journey has shifted his landscape over the last few years, what daily practices and habits he has added to his life, and more.

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The Eternal Current

The Book of Common Prayer

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Garden City

Daily Lessons from the Saints

Every Moment Holy

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According to the author of Ephesians, there is little doubt. We are to be like God. We are to be imitators of God. No pressure, huh? What does it mean to be an imitator of God? Well, it is to walk in love, as Christ loved us. Being a Christian is being Christ-Like. Being Christ-Like is walking in a manner that loves others just as Christ loves us. A love that will sacrifice life itself to serve.

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Can we ever learn to live a life that is worthy of the calling of Christ? Even if this seems unattainable, Paul thought it at least something worth attempting. He urges Christ’s followers to live worthy of this calling. Live in humility and gentleness. Walk in patience and bear with one another in love.

Paul continues by telling us why we do this; to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Paul is urging us to live a life of unity with God and unity with one another.

How are you doing with this calling?

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The only way we can know something as deep as the love of God is through the sharing of our life with Him. How do you understand anyone’s love? You know, by living it, by sharing it, by talking about it. Our prayers and our songs should be full of the experience of being loved into wholeness, being “rooted and grounded” in love, so that we can begin to see that all our actions, all our doing in the world is motivated or in response to the love that defines us. We can know the love of Christ by sharing our life with him and then, as an outflow, by sharing our life with others.

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I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase, “us versus them.” A mentality that if you aren’t for me, then you are against me. This has been the way of humanity since Cain and Abel, hasn’t it? We immerse ourselves in competitions, real or imagined. In many ways, we do the exact things the church in Ephesus was doing when Paul sent his letter. They were building walls and creating division.

We have become a society that is excellent at building walls and embracing division. I mean, without trying to get political, wasn’t a “wall” a primary talking point in the 2016 election? The truth is, we love our walls.

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Ancient-Future Time, by Robert E. Webber

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This good news is not to be celebrated and hidden; however, this good news is meant to be shared. We who have received will offer public praises for his works, and as a result, we are to share this news with others. As mentioned last week, living with Jesus is all about relationships, and what better way to share in the relationship-building than by offering the good news to those we meet and befriend?

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