Posts Tagged ‘Sickness’
A Living Faith Evidenced in Prayer – Part 2 (James 5:13-18)
Click here to read part 1. In the previous post we began laying out two interpretations of James’ meaning in James 5:14–16 regarding prayer for sickness. In this post we’ll critique those interpretations. But first, why do most find it difficult to decide between interpretations 1 and 2? Lexically: the words can be taken as…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Prayer – Part 1 (James 5:13-18)
The body of James’ letter expands on the theme of being a doer of the Word (James 1:22 sets up the body of the letter, which encompasses James 1:19–5:12). The book of James is bookended by addressing circumstances of suffering (James 1:2–18 and 5:13–18). A living faith is evidenced by being a doer of the…
Read More4 Lessons I’ve Learned Through Sickness.
Last week on social media author Carey Nieuwhof asked a simple question: “What’s your biggest leadership challenge right now?” Lying in my hospital bed I laughed and said to myself, “Funny you should ask.” At that very moment, our church team was planning a large 4th of July outdoor picnic and service while I was…
Read MoreA few thoughts on ‘Reformed Rap’–and other notes
The Eclectic Web Our friend and often a contributor to P&D, Brian Collins offers a few thoughts on the rap controversy. He poses some questions that need to be answered. For example: Why is there such invective toward men who counsel against the use of rap music for Christian purposes? Do they not have the…
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