“We flap our lips more than we listen.”
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I encourage you to look at the passage in James before you read this Blog entry. What do you see in the text yourself? What questions come to your mind? How would you interpret what the writer says? After even a few minutes examining and thinking about the text you will be much better prepared to evaluate the comments in the Blog.
Our discussion began with a brief review of the previous portion of the letter of James. This survey of an earlier conversation brought up to speed several folks who were not able to join us last week. In addition, the blog summarizing that discussion had not been published. (It was a busy week for all of us.) Most importantly, we all needed a bit of a refresher to see how James transitioned from his juxtaposition of faith and works to warnings about teachers and the tongue. Continue reading