As James finishes his letter he returns to the themes he opened with – how to endure, suffering and prayer. He gives us the encouragement of examples of endurance (the … Read more
Tag: Words
James 3:1-12. Words that hurt
We are so buried in words we are distracted from how important they are. There are two issues James raises in this section of his letter: the key to changing … Read more
James 1:19-27. Listen, see, do
James is a letter of action but, before we act we need the wisdom to first listen and see carefully both the words of God and the circumstances in which … Read more
Proverbs (6). Words
The greatest number of warnings we are given by the ancient school of wisdom concerns our use of words. Our culture has too many words (a sign of its foolishness … Read more