DAY 37Perseverance vs. PatienceJames 5:7-11What’s the difference between perseverance and patience?“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you k...  Read More

DAY 36Worth the Wait?James 5:7-11 Have you ever asked yourself, “Is this really worth the wait?”Our family took our first-ever trip to Disney World back in 2019. If you go to a popular theme park, get...  Read More

DAY 35How to Stop PrideJames 4:17In each of these three examples, pride makes me most important and everyone else a distant second. Pride works its way into our words, our attitude about the future, a...  Read More

DAY 34Wasting Your WealthJames 5:1-6 Where does pride show itself in our lives?James gives us our third example of pride in ch. 5. It sounds like he’s changing the subject again but hang with me for a...  Read More

DAY 33OBSESSED WITH TOMORROW?James 4:13-17 Where does pride show itself in our lives?We have a second example of pride in v. 13 and it’s surprising, at least to me. “Don’t brag about tomorrow.”We love...  Read More

DAY 32WATCH YOUR MOUTHJames 4:11-12Where does pride show itself in our lives?This first example of pride that James mentions probably doesn’t surprise us: “Brothers and sisters, don’t slander one anot...  Read More

DAY 31DANGEROUSLY OVERCONFIDENTProverbs 16:18Some people suffer from a lack of confidence. “I could never do that” or “I’m just not good enough.” But sometimes we’re too confident. Maybe you bragged a...  Read More

DAY 30I SURRENDER ALLMark 14:35-36Growing up, we sang “I Surrender All” at least once a month in church. I grew tired of it. It was always part of an appeal for non-Christians to become Christians. “W...  Read More

DAY 29SUBMIT TO GODJames 4:4-10How do we win the fight inside and the fight outside? How do we find happiness?James answers our question but not with an answer anyone in Hollywood would expect! First,...  Read More

DAY 28FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!James 4:1-3“Fight! Fight! Fight!”It was pretty rare for me to hear that schoolyard chant as a kid, but it happened! More serious fights happen all the time: Ukraine, Israel, ...  Read More

DAY 27THE FIGHT INSIDEJames 3:13-18Do you ever feel torn between one choice or the other?Of course! We all do! Some of our indecision comes from a fight happening inside us all. James says there are t...  Read More

DAY 26WHO IS HAPPY?James 3:13Who do you know who is happy - really happy?In a 2005 interview, actor Jim Carrey told a reporter that earlier in his career, he believed that making just one more film, g...  Read More