In honor of Thankful Thursday, I’m thankful for: Our community group:  Last night we had dinner together and discussed James 1:2-8.  We are a loud, funny, and honest group.  I also love having that many people piled into our living room, and I’m realizing that I used every seat in my house (and even improvised…

As I read James 1:2-8, I am convicted of my “if” statements regarding joy.  I currently believe the following: I’ll have joy if I have a sense of purpose at work I’ll have joy if others respect and admire me at work I’ll have joy if I accomplish a lot at work I’ll have joy…

In James 2:5 it says “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach and it will be given him.  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by…

This particular passage in James has touched my heart this morning for its simplicity.  Sometimes I feel as if God is so far away, but this points out that if our movement is towards him, he will also walk closer with us. “And when you draw close to God, God will draw close to you”…

Yesterday and into this morning I realized how overwhelming my pride had become.  Because of my pride, I crushed a girl at work – being frustrated and annoyed when I had spent time on a project that seemed wasted. But I know this pride is result of the selfish ambition I have that puts my…

From last Wednesday to about today I’ve been sick.  Not the type of sick that you can brush off – but the sick that makes it hard to think and function like a human being. The type of sick that made me think of posting a picture of my kleenex box for Thankful Thursday, until…