For Further Study

Follow this link for a wonderful commentary on James. You and I may disagree with this or that, but at the very least, it will aid in further study.

The Show Is Over, Say Goodbye...

Tonight we wrap up the group study portion of James. It has been good but all too brief! If you continue to meditate on the text, and want to dialog, please shoot me an email and we can chat.

Also- please come fellowship with us Saturday at 7pm! Light refreshments, a roaring fire, perhaps a game or movie- a good time will be had by all!


All the world is a stage
And everyone has their part
But how was I to know which way the story'd go
How was I to know you'd break my heart

I've always been in love with you
Guess you've always known it's true
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye
-Madonna Ciccone

The Tongue Is A Fire

I thought I'd show some love to my good friend
By confronting the wrong that I saw
It cost me his friendship in the end
I hadn't counted on that happening at all
I thought I was doing him honor
By giving him a frank reply
But lately as I look back I wonder
Does the truth do more harm than telling a lie?

My Daddy said your yes should always mean yes
And your no should always mean no
There'll be trouble if you say more or say less
By your words you let your heart show

For the tongue is a fire
It's an evil that no man can tame
It will take you where you want if you let it
If you learn to play the game
So go ahead and lie- lie just a little
Just look how far you can go
It does not matter who you step on or belittle
They say it pays to sell your soul

Steve Camp, 1984, from the lp "It's A Dying World"

On To James Chapter 4...

See you Wednesday at 6:30 for dinner, or 7pm in the Reception Room (meeting room near the office) for our study. We've had a consistent 11-12 for this study, and it's been great!

Dave