Matthew Arnold opens services with thoughts on biblical joy using the story of Hannah.

Happy Easter! Today, Christians around the world celebrate Our Risen Savior because on this day, He showed us that there was nothing He could not do. On this day, He rose again having paid the price for our sin. On this day, everything changed.

Asking for help is hard. But God’s word makes clear he wants us to acknowledge our need, not hide from it. God designed us to need help, and we honor him in asking for it.

What do we do when the darkness of the now hides the way forward? The Bible gives us a wonderful answer: the Prayer of Perhaps.

How is it we can be completely convinced we ought to pray, even earnestly desire to pray, but still not pray? Today, we’ll look at the words of James concerning prayer.

Why do we fight so much? The apostle James tackles this issue with eye-opening clarity. He makes clear that conflict arises from the philosophy that life is about gratifying our own desires.

Words shape our reality and have the power to build up or tear down. Christ has made us free through His spiritual gifts to speak words of truth and grace. James gives a practical guide to free our tongues to better glorify God.

When we show favoritism toward wealth, class, race, or other natural circumstances, we violate the heart of God.

Today we study two crucial tools from the book of James: listening and anger management. We cannot put our faith into practice unless we are skilled at listening to God through His word, and to the wants and needs of those around us. And God’s word can’t produce fruit in us if the soil of our hearts is made toxic through unbridled anger and pride.