At the Bible study tonight, we looked at James 3:1-12. James has been showing us the connection between faith and works, and our speech is another area where the connection between what we believe and how we live needs to be lived out. This passage in many Bibles is...

Gran Torino (2008 film directed by, and starring, Clint Eastwood) is a modern parable on meekness and self-sacrifice. Like any parable, it tells a story: the story of an old, irascible war veteran and factory worker, Walt, and his increasing alienation from his own...

Garry cotninued his study of the Beatitudes last night, looking at Matt 5:5 ("Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.")Meekness is not a quality the world values. It is perceived as being the same as weakness. Biblical meekness can look like weakness to...