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In James 2, James confronted Christians with the truth about their unjust ways. They were in the habit of giving a warm welcome to visitors who appeared very rich, and of kicking to the side visitors who appeared impoverished. They had forgotten that a person’s earthly status does not change God’s desire to save them, nor does it diminish their value in His sight. Today, many religious organizations have gotten very good at giving a warm welcome to everyone, which is good, bu

Ezekiel was a prophet of God to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. God sent Ezekiel so that the people would know that God had not abandoned them, nor had He stopped speaking to them (Ezekiel 2:5). When God commissioned Ezekiel to his work, He gave him a scroll full of lamentations, mourning, and woe, and told him to eat it. More than that, God told Ezekiel, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you” (Ezekiel 3:3). As Ezekiel went

There is a common thought that once a person becomes a Christian, they don’t need to care as much about sin, since all their sins have...

When James, the brother of Jesus, talked about faith, he differentiated between those who have faith, including works of obedience, and...

In James 3, the tongue is called out as a potent, powerful tool that is often misused. It is likened to a horse’s bit and a ship’s rudder...

Recently I wondered aloud, “Why did God choose Jonah to go to Nineveh when Jonah lacked eagerness for the task?” When commanded to go and...