C.A.M.P. SAINTS/NO WALLS MINISTRY Missionaries on the MOVE

  Well, how ya doin today?  Hope you had a great evening and you are so ready for a new day.  We are continuing our journey through James.  Today we are on James 3.  It's a very interesting look at our words.  How sharp our tongue is, like a two edged sword.  Words can hurt, words can tear you down or build you up.  They can make or break you.  People may call you this or that and whether or not it's true, it can be hurtful.  Kids and adults are bullied, names called, and hurts that can last for a lifetime if not released, forgiven for your sake not always theirs.  Today, we are going to use a few different angles to look at James 3.  It's a great chapter, as all of them are, but this is one that we have to really take some bites and chew on.  It's only 18 powerful verses.  Over half of them have to do with our tongue, words spoken and what are responsibility is to tame it.  Peopl...

  Whew!  It's been a wonderful trip so far.  We have seen the man in the mirror and found out about temptation.  Knowing now God never tempts us.  We also saw what wisdom looked like up close and personal.  I need to share this picture with you.  This is what I see our journey into James-land as.  In my minds eye, not only are we studying together, we are meandering down this path that leads to somewhere, to a time past when it maybe wasn't simpler but it was meaningful.  The Natchez trail was an important trail, those who took the Mississippi down river could not float their boats back up river, so they broke them apart, sold the wood and walked back home to Memphis or Nashville from Natchez MS.  So, as we go through this book, lets float our boat down the trail and break every chain that holds us back as we walk through the woods and let your journey be of greatness in the end. We will find rest and comfort at the end of the ...

Did you read yesterday's post?  Yesterday we stopped at a rest area.  Today, we are getting back into the van and heading into James-land and if you didn't get a chance to read it yet, we will read it together.  I am not a commentary, I don't like it when we have to ask "what do you think they meant by that", or pull every single word out and try to figure it out.  For me, I have to take bite size pieces and chew on it for a bit, whether I agree with it or not, as it is written so shall it be.  So, let's take a peak at James.  We will talk about the first chapter today as we meander our way around some bends in the road, some alley ways, some really neat sights.  I will be using some other sites for help on the questions too. So, buckle up... 1  [ a ] James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)!   Who is James? ...