Scripture - James 5:13-20 There are many things in life which look extremely odd to someone who does not know what is going on. Imagine watching someone making a violin if you had never heard music in your life. What, you might think, can such an object possibly be for? Why waste your time & effort on it? Or imagine a child, who has no idea about babies & where they come from, or the fact that his mother is expecting one soon & watching her get the room ready for the new

Scripture - Mark 9:30-37 Are you wise & understanding? Know that it comes not from hearing the word, but from embracing the word in humility, servanthood, & love. The Bible is truly the Word of God, & the Word of God is true. Why do I say this? Because of passages like we have just read. If the Bible were the creation of human beings, we would sort out & eliminate the embarrassing parts & only include what makes us seem honorable, even heroic. But no, the Bible shows hum