James Over

Question: What would you do if you were only 6 inches tall for a day?
Read: James 3-5.
Ate: Sloppy Joe's, grilled veggies, salad, potato salad, vanilla ice cream, Moose Tracks ice cream

Some friends were away like Katie (Disneyland), Karen (visiting Mom), Newman (visiting family), and Will. Some new friends joined us, the uber-cute B-brothers Michael and Aaaron. Dinner was not convected (surprisingly), but was prepared by Dave.
Part of our (4:13-17) led us to discussing tomorrow. Not Thursday, but is this section telling us not to plan for tomorrow? Is it like an excuse? "I don't have to plan for tomorrow, God will take care of it." This passage connects to other parts of the Bible. Nehemiah asked God to bless his plans to rebuild the wall. Also, the early Christians truly believed it would be a short time before Jesus returned again. This means that the passage in Matthew about not knowing the time or place and this passage really had a sense of urgency to them about watching, waiting, and preparing for the Lord.
The last chapter was wacky. Parks read for us (never happened before that I know of!) and it warned rich people of the dangers of focusing on wealth, being patient while suffering knowing that God is merciful (holla at Job), and the power of prayer. We were perplexed by the last verse, "remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins." Cover whose sins? Instead of answering, we ate ice cream. Maybe not the best method of understanding, but it was tasty!

Next week: who knows?