THE BIT AND BRIDLE. James 1:26.

Horses are huge, yet we expect to hop on and give orders. How? How can we control this force of nature? Most of us take it for granted, forgetting the power beneath us. When the majestic beast drags us under a low-hanging limb, or crow-hops to drop us, we get angry don’t we—as if bossingContinue reading “THE BIT AND BRIDLE. James 1:26.”

How can you measure maturity in Christ? Consider speech. James 3:1-12.

James writes, “If anyone thinks he is ‘spiritual’ but does not control his tongue, then his spirituality is useless and he deceives himself.” James 1:26. Do the people you know choose their words carefully? Do they stop themselves from saying certain things? Do they take their time with their words? Or does everything they thinkContinue reading “How can you measure maturity in Christ? Consider speech. James 3:1-12.”

How to Make A’s.

Steven Wales got a bad education. His school years were marked by failing grades, paddlings, and phone calls to mom and dad. Then one day everything changed. He has spent the thirty years since working as a high school teacher, lawyer, and professor of business law and petroleum land management. An adjunct professor, Wales teachesContinue reading “How to Make A’s.”