Religion & Spirituality
THIS EPISODE:We all have an ache inside to belong, don't we? Whether with family or culture or a sports team or other shared interests, we're made to crave & enjoy community with each other. But there's also a dangerous kind of 'tribalism' that's set into our society. A polarizing 'us-vs-them' mindset that's destroying relationships, and is imminently destructive rather than life-giving.But there is a better way—a timeless way we can learn from James that shows us how to reflect something greater back to our culture and community. Can we see this become a shared reality in our own church family? Let's unpack this and more in today's message…___PRIMARY TEXT:—James 1:22-25 (CSB)—22 But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works — this person will be blessed in what he does.