Accountability (10-14-18 Formations)
The parable in this week's scripture is a scandalous story. The gifted English scholar William Barclay describes it as “a difficult parable to interpret.”
Perspective (10-7-18 Formations)
Every week, in my mailbox and on my television, there appear invitations to seminars about financial security, investing for the future and planning for the golden
Rich and Poor (9-30-18)
James is a book about necessities. Our modern bookshelves are crowded with books about money management and investments, career success, strategic planning, beauty secrets and diets
Faithful Conflict (9-23-18 Formations)
Do you remember the Peanuts cartoon character named Pigpen who was always surrounded by a cloud of dust and looked unkempt? He was a good kid,
Words of Wisdom (9-16-18 Formations)
Someone told me when I was young, “Be careful what you say, because your words can come back to hurt you and once said they can't
Faith and Works (9-9-18 Formations)
What good is it? Now, there is a disturbing question for religious people.
When you read the gospels and the New Testament letters, the idea of religion is reshaped
Endure Temptation (9-2-18 Formations)
James the brother of Jesus, sometimes called “James the Just,” was one of the first leaders in the Jerusalem church, who urged the inclusion of non-Jews
Striving for the Kingdom (Formations 8-26-18)
The question is so basic: What is the purpose of your life?
Setting Goals (8-19-18 Formations)
Luke, the lone Gentile gospel writer, displays a heightened sense of excitement as Jesus “set his face to go to Jerusalem” (v. 51). The very concept
Saying No (8-12-18 Formations)
Many of the choices we all face involve choosing between right and wrong, but the toughest decisions may be between good and good. In today's study