Chunks: The Letter of James
Chunks Bible Mini-Podcasts are designed to help you have a richer and more personal understanding of the teaching of Scripture. Each podcast focuses on a particular book or text, and each episode is only 5 to 10 minutes long, so you can listen whenever you have a few minutes to dig in. This podcast focuses on the New Testament letter of James, and is entitled ”Working Faith.” James insists that anyone who has truly received the gospel should show it in their conduct and character. He forcefully challenges his readers to reconsider the thoughtless, hurtful behaviors they take for granted, even down to the way they speak to one another. These are lessons we need in every age, including today. New episodes will drop Fridays until the book of James is finished. About your host: my name is Cameron Lee. I am a Professor of Family Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where I’ve taught since 1986; I am also a Certified Family Life Educator and a licensed minister and teaching pastor. Writing is my passion: I’ve written or co-authored nine books and several articles, and have been blogging thrice weekly since 2011 at Squinting Through Fog (the-fog-blog.com).
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Episodes
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
This first episode introduces us to the main theme of James' letter: what is the right relationship between faith and works?
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
There are several people in the Bible named James...which one wrote the letter that bears his name?
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
The consensus among Bible scholars is that the author of the letter of James is the half-brother of Jesus. This episode explores what difference it might make to know this.
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
This episode explores what we know about James from the New Testament, and how that affects the way we read his letter.
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
James 1:2-4 speaks of trials as tests of our faith and occasions for joy. How can this be? And what does James mean by "joy"?
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Both James and Jesus speak of Christians as becoming "perfect," which can be a little daunting--particularly if we already struggle with perfectionism. How should we understand this?
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Again, the main theme of James is the relationship between faith and works. In this episode, we look at both James 1:2-4 and 2:14-18 to see how Christians are like teabags...
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
James 1:5-8 speaks of wisdom as a gift from God, given freely. But what kind of wisdom does he mean?
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
When James says that God gives the gift of wisdom, he also seems to say that we have to get the prayer right or we will get nothing from God. Is this what he means? This episode uses the story of the desperate father in Mark 9 to suggest a different way of understanding James' meaning.
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
James 1:5-8 contrasts faith with doubt, saying that a person who doubts is unstable and "double-minded." In this episode, I suggest that "doubt" is not the opposite of belief, but believing two or more conflicting things and vacillating between them.
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