Preparing for Sunday: Who is Wise?

We continue our series on James this Sunday. The opening verse from our passage has James asking the following question, “Who is wise and understanding among you?” An interesting question that might find some individuals boasting of their worthiness and...

Back to Church Sunday

Sunday September 20 is Back to Church Sunday. This week I would encourage you to reach out to a friend or neighbour and invite them to church. It is easier than you might think!

Prayer for a Vision

God of promise, send us a vision, Remove our selfishness and grant us the ability to see the other. Remove our fear of the unknown, change and uncertainty. Grant us your peace that in our meeting we may experience fellowship. Grant us your wisdom that in our dialogue...

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say

How often do we consider how the words we speak might hurt or offend other people? Do we think before we speak or do we put the proverbial foot in our mouths? Our passage from James this morning looks at the sin we can commit when we are careless with how we speak....

Preparing for Sunday: Loose Lips

Loose lips sink ships. A slogan that came into use during WWII. It was meant to limit soldiers into giving away important information. Another way of saying it is ‘careless talk costs lives’. While most of us today do not operate under such secrecy this...