James 4:9

"Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the....."

Who do you see in the sunset's last light? God's presence comes to us in many ways during the course of an average day; but are we looking for presence and to we respond with humility?

Have you seen the flash lately? God has a record of the things he has done through us in his family album.

Have you given resisting a try lately? Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.

Does such a transformation actually happen? Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.

What do we do with sinners? We must be tough on sin but offer mercy and forgiveness for those who are truly repentant.

"Dear Disciple, Yesterday I talked to you about letting the Spirit lead the dance of your life. Today, I want you to notice what happens when a person..."