DAY 25TAME THE TONGUEPsalm 51:1-2There’s a grain of hope in James’s pessimism. First, when he says “no human being can tame the tongue,” he’s not telling us to be hopeless. He’s telling us to look for...  Read More

DAY 24FROM THE HEARTJames 3:7-12“I sound just like my dad!”Let’s be real: lots of us grow up promising not to be like our parents in one way or another. But as we age, little bits of our parents’ atti...  Read More

DAY 23WHAT’S MY FOOTPRINT?1 Thessalonians 5:11Words can do a world of good.“I love you” can change someone’s world. Words can inspire us to virtuous action. Sir Winston Churchill rallied the English a...  Read More

DAY 22WHAT’S MY FOOTPRINT?James 3:3-6Reduce, reuse, recycle. My generation grewup with those words repeated to us like a mantra. It was our gateway to caring about the environment. As cities choked on...  Read More

DAY 21WHAT’S YOUR PLATFORM?James 3:1-2Do you want to be famous?Believe it or not, your answer depends a lot on when you were born. One in four members of Gen Z, people born roughly 1995-2010, want to ...  Read More

DAY 20WHAT GOOD IS IT?1 John 3:16-18Faith is no good if it does no good for others. That’s the startling, simple truth from James. Jesus never imagined his followers privately enjoying religious activ...  Read More

DAY 19HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?James 2:20-26I hate buying new cars.Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about new cars: the smell, the feel, the total lack of maintenance problems. But I hate car paymen...  Read More

DAY 18DO BELIEFS MATTER?James 2:18-19Do beliefs matter?“You do you” is a popular way of navigating differences in how we see the world. It means, “You believe what you want and I’ll do the same.” Mini...  Read More

DAY 16BUT I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!James 2:14-17“But I didn’t do anything!”You’ve heard this if you’ve ever had or worked with kids. “You didn’t take out the trash, wash the dishes, put your books away.” ...  Read More

DAY 16ARE THE ATHEISTS RIGHT?James 2:14Does religion do any good? About 15 years ago, the New Atheists were all the rage. People like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens wrote a stri...  Read More

DAY 15SEE THE JUDGEJames 2:12-13James tells us the final way to love below the surface in v.12-13: "Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom… " A lot of modern C...  Read More

DAY 14SEE YOURSELF IN OTHERSJames 2:8-11 James shows us a second way to love below the surface in v.8-11. He says, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James quotes Jesus who quoted Moses. To love your n...  Read More