God, Just Tell Me What to Do

The epistle of James is unusual in tone and content among the New Testament letters, containing many moral precepts and challenging readers to seek godly wisdom on such topics as

• poverty and riches
• trials and temptation
• hearing and obeying the Word of God
• faith versus works
• taming the tongue
• friendship with the world versus friendship with God
• patience in suffering

The wisdom of this letter speaks to us a...