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Reflections: Patience isn't passive
Often, he went to the piano to play and sing about “Let’s think of something to do while we’re waiting.”

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: The Lord willing' and the creeks don't rise
In context, James may have originally been addressing believers who traveled for business to different cities throughout the Roman empire...

Cynthia J. Thomas
3 min read


Reflections: Money without wisdom
“Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?” (17:16, BSB)

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Who's putting your bridle on?
James uses different imagery to illustrate that power—a comparatively small rudder that steers an enormous ship

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Faith, deeds, or both?
James doesn’t say that works, or deeds, bring salvation; rather, that they are the result of it.

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Veterans of the Ozarks announce Music on the Lake schedule
This concert series is free to attend...

Cynthia J. Thomas
3 min read
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