Read the Lectionary Texts   When I was a youngster, our family used to vacation on Cape Cod. Some of my fondest memories are of the evenings when we Singley's would go over to the Wee-Packet restaurant in Harwich, buy some fried clams for supper, and then drive to the beach at West Dennis and sit there in the parking lot, wolfing down the clams and watching the waves pound against the shore. Once finished, we might spin over to Holiday Hill to play a round of miniature golf. This was almost always a mistake because we are a [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts Today we come to the end of our journey through the letter of James. It's been an inspiring and provocative encounter for me, and, I hope, for you. James is a letter about practical, down-to-earth Christianity. A Christianity in which the Gospel of Jesus moves from word to action. And we've just barely scratched its surface. But I hope you've discovered some new ways to live out your faith in the day-to-day world. Now, we come to the final paragraphs of James' letter. Every Sunday, Christians in every corner of the earth gather in worship. [READ MORE]