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Do you have something you possess that is very expensive, but you never really use (say less than once a year)? Take a moment to read James 2:14-26. The Message is a good one to look at for this passage. We practice what we believe. Most of the time we are good at something because we have worked hard at it—whether it was a hobby and we enjoyed it, or because we were pushed to do so, like by a coach. James starts by asking the questions, "What good is it?" and "Can this so called “faith” save him?" Both are worth looking at. Especially when salvation is on the line!  James points out the difference between “saying” you have faith and having a "doing" faith. James then uses an example to illustrate. He positions "a fellow believer who is in greatly need" in the middle of the believer's mind much like Jesus did with a lone child. So, there in the middle of the discussion, James places a needy believer. Have you have ever seen a needy bel...

Sometimes I joke with my children about new days and I'll say to them, "If we were Jewish, it'd already be tomorrow!" 6:00pm starts a new day for our Jewish friends. 6:00 at night. I have taken several groups to tour the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation temple and they have verified that the day begins at night. Siting Genesis 1, and those words: "And the evening and the morning was the day." "T'was the night before Christmas" came to mind as I was thinking of today...for it is the night before my flight to Boston which means many things (leaving family, going into the unknown, missing family, starting something new, day-dreaming about family, etc.) and then it hit me. Jesus was born at night. The Bible says the shepherds were in their fields at night. The angels showed up at night and spoke the message at night. This just popped out to me: It was a Jewish new day! A new day had already begun with the birth of the Messiah! And boy did it! ...