Good Anxiety Bad Anxiety Hospitals, divorce courts, and cemeteries are crowded with evidence of the ravages of anxiety. Americans spend billions every year on medication, counseling, alcohol, pot—anything we can find to help us survive our own stress. Why does this...
James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds.” How do you consider it pure joy when everything’s going wrong? Self-Pity The opposite of God’s command in James 1:2 is a deadly spiritual disease called self-pity. God says consider...
Are Dads Blowing It? Chances are, you’re more disappointed with your dad than you are with your mom. Why is that? Are most fathers bad at their job? Today is Father’s Day, and, of course, they made mention of it at church. On both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day,...
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 knowing that the testing/proving of your faith develops perseverance” (James 1:2-3 author’s translation). ***** When James tells us to consider trials pure joy, he’s not calling us to a...
Most people think emotion is something that just happens to you. You can’t do much about it. The best you can do with your emotions is to manage them. That’s not true. You can change them. Today we’ll find out how. ***** “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever...
How do you know for sure Christianity is true? What if you’re just accepting what you were always taught just like everyone else in the world? One of the most powerful proofs of the Christian faith to strengthen your faith and destroy doubt is James 1:1. “James, a...
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