Read the Lectionary Texts   We've been taking a journey these past several weeks through the New Testament letter of James. This letter has great appeal to me because it is, if nothing else, a book on practical, down-to-earth Christianity. James is small on "talking the faith", but big on "walking the faith". In a sense, James teaches us how to be Christians without being religious nutjobs. And so far, we've learned some excellent ways to practice the Christian faith in our ordinary everyday lives. How do you live like a Christian? Well, James tells us to be generous givers of [READ MORE]