James wrote to Christians whose faith was under attack. Persecution, false teachings, and loveless actions were troubling God's baptized people.Things have not changed much for the church in these latter days. Though Luther referred to this letter as "an epistle of straw," James gives much wisdom to Christ's troubled bride.In his foreword to Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James, Robert M. Hiller writes "[Martin]...

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights with whom there is no variation.” (James 1:17) So writes James in his epistle to a church under attack. Persecution, false teachings, and loveless actions were among the problems troubling God’s baptized people. It had gotten to the point that, not only was it hard to recognize the faith of many, the actions of some of these people were harming Christ’s church. James writes to produce repe...

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights with whom there is no variation.” (James 1:17) So writes James in his epistle to a church under attack. Persecution, false teachings, and loveless actions were among the problems troubling God’s baptized people. It had gotten to the point that, not only was it hard to recognize the faith of many, the actions of some of these people were harming Christ’s church. James writes to produce repe...

Is the Bible the first book that comes to mind when you think of fashion? Probably not.Vogue. Elle. InStyle. GQ. These are just some of the titles that come to mind when you think of fashion. But what about looking to the Bible?Yes, the Bible. Carefully woven throughout Genesis to Revelation runs a clothing metaphor that adorns its theology. As he traces this literary thread, Brian W. Thomas presents the fashion-forward story of how God styles sinners for hea...

Calculations in Fundamental Physics, Volume II: Electricity and Magnetism focuses on the processes, methodologies, and approaches involved in electricity and magnetism. The manuscript first takes a look at current and potential difference, including flow of charge, parallel conductors, ammeters, electromotive force and potential difference, and voltmeters. The book then discusses resistance, networks, power, resistivity and temperature, and electrolysis. Topics include shunts and multiplie...

When the Lord called Jeremiah to be his prophet, he called a man grappling with insecurities and weaknesses. He made a prophet out of a struggling sinner. God strengthened Jeremiah to preach to his family who betrayed him, his king who wanted him dead, and to false prophets trying to drown out his message. His words speak to you, too.These devotions based on Jeremiah's words and experiences are meant to help encourage you as a pastor, a teacher, a church leader, and a parishioner. ...

Is the Bible the first book that comes to mind when you think of fashion? Probably not.Vogue. Elle. InStyle. GQ. These are just some of the titles that come to mind when you think of fashion. But what about looking to the Bible?Yes, the Bible. Carefully woven throughout Genesis to Revelation runs a clothing metaphor that adorns its theology. As he traces this literary thread, Brian W. Thomas presents the fashion-forward story of how God styles sinners for hea...