I doubt James intended to imply that patient forbearance will restore fortunes.
Instead, the end of his letter points back to the beginning. Patient forbearance is the rich soil in which the implanted seed can bear fruit, producing an abundant harvest of godliness.
When I first taught the book of Job, I was squarely on one side of this question. But, over the years, learning Hebrew, reading a wider selection of scholarly works, my positioned has been changed, and I share all that research in this twenty minute talk. Continue reading Wife of Job
He could feel his heart pounding like a jackhammer, his face was hot, sweat breaking out along his hairline. Continue reading Stressed
