James 3

When is a pastor obliged to speak about their own theological shifts? Or obliged not to?

As a preacher, I used to worry that people don’t listen to me. Now I worry that they do.

Being a blessing and being a curse

How do we retool after we speak irreverently or caustically?

James reminds us of the duplicity of language, like a matchstick dropped by singed fingers that leaves behind charred acres. The deception of language is that we believe it is innocent.

The other morning during my run I listened to Krista Tippett’s 2010 interview with Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain.

Ever since Westerners discovered Asian cultures they have been intrigued by possible relationships between Christianity and Buddhism.

The crucified and resurrected Christ becomes the standard against which to measure all accounts of wisdom.

My wife and I have two sons, 12 and 14, and a standard-size refrigerator. Hence, we spend a lot of time at the grocery store. As I wait to pay for one day’s installment of food, I am invited to learn the full story about the semiprivate lives of numerous celebrities. If the number of these publications is anything to go by, our desire for insider knowledge is insatiable. We want to know all of the details and we want to know them now.

Why does James begin by addressing teachers?