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Psalm 54: English Standard Version Andrew and Edwin consider what Psalm 54 includes to prompt praise and thanksgiving. How did it help you praise God? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clic...

James 5:19-20 James ends his letter encouraging us to save souls from death. Andrew and Edwin discuss the progression found in the last few paragraphs, from telling people to pray and sing, to telling them to call on shepherds if they are not strong enough to do this themselves, to telling folks to go bring back those who have been weakened so much they won't call for help. We are to be like...

James 5:13-18 Andrew and Edwin make a case that the spiritually ill need to call on their shepherds to come pray for them. This also highlights why we need to confess to one another and pray for one another. Not so we can cathartically roll around in our own messiness, but so God can clean up our mess as we rely on one another. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking he...

James 5:12 Andrew and Edwin try to figure out why James would claim "above all" we shouldn't swear. Is that really more important than removing partiality and being patient in view of coming judgment? Why does this teaching rise to the top? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email...

James 5:7-11 Life is tough. That's especially true when folks start persecuting Christians. James's instruction is not to take up arms and throw off oppressors and persecutors. Andrew and Edwin talk about being patient, persevering, and establishing our hearts with faith in Jesus and His coming judgment. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us...

James 5:1-6 Jesus taught us to store up treasure in heaven. James explains what happens if we store our treasure in the last days. Andrew and Edwin discuss what kind of testimony corroded treasures proclaim against us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.or...

James 4:13-17 James tells us as we make plans, we need to submit to the Lord's will. Andrew and Edwin discuss how this concept is different from the New Age and pantheistic concept of manifesting realities by sending out our positive thoughts and vibes into the ether of the cosmos. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning...

James 4:11-12 James asks, "Who are you to judge your neighbor?" What if we didn't just treat that question rhetorically? What if we actually dug into this issue about judgment, neighbors, and the royal law? What if we found out there is actually a time when we are supposed to exercise judgments in relation to our neighbors? Andrew and Edwin look back at Jesus's statements of th...

James 4:4-10 Andrew and Edwin consider our relationship with God as a marriage, after all the church is Christ's bride. That makes a relationship with the devil spiritual adultery. That's the picture James is presenting. With that in mind, James tells us to draw near to God and resist the devil. The great news is, even though we've messed up on this, God says if we draw near to Him,...

James 4:1-6 Andrew and Edwin talk about prayer and proper motivations. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet...

James 4:1-2 Payton Roth joins Edwin Crozier for the last time in the 2022 preacher internship. He finishes strong in a discussion about fights and quarrels. Where do those come from? What is the cause of almost all fights and quarrels? How can we avoid them? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Em...

James 3:13-18 Andrew Roberts is back on the podcast with Edwin Crozier to discuss the kind of wisdom we do want to pursue: Godly Wisdom. It comes from above and produces peace and a harvest of righteousness. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join...

James 3:13-18 Payton Roth joins Edwin Crozier to discuss the earthly and demonic wisdom that competes with God's wisdom. It's a shocking statement, but there is no neutral ground. We either have God's wisdom or we have demonic wisdom. Earthly wisdom is not neutral. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any...

James 3:9-12 Payton Roth joins Edwin to discuss the possibility of a salt pond producing fresh water and what all this has to do with our speech and behavior. When we curse men with our tongue, the blessing of God we do with it is tainted and stained. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us...

James 3:1-8 Andrew and Edwin talk about the connection between bringing your speech under control and how it impacts bringing your behavior under control. All of it, of course, needs to be brought under God's control. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHer...

James 3:1-2 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin Crozier to discuss James's instruction that not many of us should be teachers. They discuss how this fits with the Hebrews claim that most of should be teachers. Also, they look at the context and connect it to the teaching on wisdom at the end of the chapter. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.  ...

James 2:18-26 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation. How are we justified? The only place in the Bible that uses the words "faith alone," and it says we are not justified by faith alone. Payton and Edwin talk a bit about how this fits with what Paul says in Romans and Galatians. They also talk about the demonic faith. Read the written devo that goes along with this episod...

James 2:14-17 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation. They discuss having an active faith that does more than proclaim the promises of God and pray for them to be fulfilled. This faith sees us as an instrument of God's righteousness. We are to be doers, not merely hearers. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are lea...

James 2:8-13 Andrew and Edwin talk about the three uses of "law" in this paragraph. Andrew invites Edwin to share his take on what being judged under the law of liberty is. Get your Year of Jubilee hat on. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org....

James 2:1-7 Andrew is back in the conversation with Edwin today, continuing a look at James's teaching about wealth and poverty. Has God really chosen the poor? What are we to make of James's statement there? Our hosts make two points. First, we need to take seriously the warning about the dangers of wealth. Second, the real qualification for the kingdom is neither poverty or wealth, but...

James 2:1-7 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation in which James comments on Jesus's teaching about judging. James takes it in a different direction than most of us expect. He doesn't talk about accusing someone of having their doctrine or faith incorrect, but talks about someone looking down on people because of their lack of wealth. Read the written devo that goes along...

James 1:26-27 Andrew and Edwin discuss three standards for God-pleasing religion. It isn't about the clothes we wear, the rituals we work, the posture we strike. It is about the words we speak, the neighbors we care for, and the God we love. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at Te...

James 1:18-25 Andrew returns to the microphone to discuss with Edwin the need to do more than hear God's Word. They connect James's letter to his half-brother and Lord's Sermon on the Mount, noticing if we want the blessings Jesus began His sermon with, we have to follow the instruction to do what He says with which He ended the sermon. Read the written devo that goes along with thi...

James 1:12-18 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin again today to discuss the nature of God and the good gifts He gives. They talk about light and what a fantastic gift it is and the dangers of darkness. They also dig into the the difference between longing for the gifts versus longing for the Giver. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know...

James 1:9-15 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin to discuss the nature of life in Jesus through steadfastness in the face of temptation. Is God testing us or not? Is He tempting us or not? Our hosts discuss the word play James is carrying on to help us understand the difference between being tested to grow and being tempted to fall comes down to our desires. Read the written devo that go...