Tag: right speech
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Studying James 3 1-12
We are studying James 3:1-12 for Sunday, August 23. Once again, we studied this particular text in James a couple of years ago. After I reinvented the wheel this time around, I realized that I didn’t have a lot to add to the notes I made at that time, but here is the little that…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (James 3 1-12)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, February 11 is James 3:1-12. Here are a few questions we might (or might not) find interesting to think about in class: Why do we think James picks on “the tongue,” and the relationship of the tongue to the control of “the whole body” – by extension, the whole…
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Exegetical Exercise (James 3 1-12)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, February 11 is James 3:1-12. Here are my notes on that passage: First impressions: It’s a little worrisome for a teacher to be reminded that not many of us should be teachers (3:1). I wonder where this little argument comes from – like, have people been stirring up trouble…
Matters of Interpretation 