Pastor Taylor Shippy - James 1:1-18
"Day-in and day-out Pastor James was dealing with the same trials as his people, not to mention his own. And perhaps because James has some experience with dealing with trials himself or pastorally caring for a church full of people facing trials, the first thing James decides to talk about… not just to his congregation but generally to all Christians scattered across the world… is how Christians are to respond to trials, testing, and even temptations. He skips all the pleasantries of a typical letter in those days right to talking about what’s relevant to the everyday existence of a faithful Christian."
