How does your faith impact your life? How does it inform your decisions? Guide your actions? Transform your behaviors? Adjust your attitudes? The intersection of faith and practice is a major message in Scripture. We are to “live out our faith” and not simply offer it lip service. James states […]

Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “A leader is a dealer in hope.” While it is interesting coming from him, I certainly agree that hope is crucial. We all want to have hope, follow leaders who have hope and be around people who deal in hope. We don’t want to be hopeless, […]

The Bible makes it clear that we can overcome and not be overrun by temptation. While nobody is perfect, we don’t have to make that an excuse to dance with disobedience. We can be people of character and not compromise — but we choose. In James 1:13-18, James gives us […]

Throughout scripture we read about godly men and women who are not overcome by their problems but who overcome their obstacles with the help of the Lord. Advancing “through” our adversities is possible in the strength of the Lord. James was the pioneering leader of the first Church and in […]

As followers of Jesus, we have multiple names. You can think of several right away, such as child, heir, follower, forgiven, disciple, and more. One of the names that see over and over in Scripture is “servant.” James 1:1 says, “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus […]