God wants us to live in such a way that the blessings that he gives us become a blessing to the world around us. Use your wealth to further the kingdom of God. Use your position and influence to change the world for good. Make a difference through the blessings that God has poured out in your life!  Read More

I have learned it is better to give someone grace than to throw stones of judgement. I am sure that I need people to give me the same grace on a regular basis.  Read More

James tells us to submit to God. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and he will lift you up. What is it in your life that needs to be submitted to God? What is holding you back from accomplishing God’s will in your life?  Read More

When James says that God resists the proud, he is actually making the statement that those who refuse to align themselves under God’s authority and truth do not receive God’s blessing.   Read More

When James describes these believers as adulterers and adulteresses he is actually saying that they are being unfaithful to God. When you or I long for the world and flirt with it we are being unfaithful to God. When we wink at sin and play along with the world’s games we are being unfaithful in our hearts to God.  Read More

I wonder why we don’t ask God for what we need? Maybe it’s a lack of faith in his ability. Or a lack of faith in his love for us. Or perhaps our guilt and shame causes us to think that there is no way that God would even want to bless us. Maybe we are afraid that a NO is coming. We don’t expect a yes so we don’t even ask.  Read More

The direct results of bitter envy and self-centeredness are confusion and every evil thing. Anytime we allow ourselves to be controlled by this way of thinking, we are in danger of producing evil things in our life as well.  Read More

When James uses the imagery of a horse to describe how we should also control our words, he is giving a clear picture of what submission to God might look like for us. Self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit.  Read More

If someone asked you what you believe about Jesus, the Bible, the Trinity, the Resurrection or any other doctrine of the church, would you be able to answer them in an articulate way? Have you spent time studying the answers to the biggest questions of life?  Read More

True faith always does something in us that turns outward and becomes manifested in our actions. It becomes the evidence of something unseen. James calls it “works.”  Read More

“So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. For judgement is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”  Read More

“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”  Read More