Author: Guy Richard

There is an old and familiar adage that we have been using in the English language for at least 500 years. Its Latin roots may go back even further than that. The adage seems to have been initially used in regard to the formulation of military strategy but quickly began…

Many years ago when I was in college I decided to invite a woman over to my apartment so that I could try to impress her by cooking dinner for her. In preparation for our date, I thought it would be a good idea to clean up because the sink…

For many people, the question of whether or not a virgin can give birth is in the same category as questions about whether or not pigs can fly or time can be reversed or the sun can be stopped from shining. But in each of these circumstances, we must remember…

In my previous post, I argued that James’s admonition “be quick to hear” applies first and foremost to the response we are to have to trials in our lives: we are to be quick to hear God speaking in His Word. And if that is the case, then it stands…

The ESV begins a new section in James 1:19 and marks it off with a new heading entitled, “Hearing and Doing the Word.” The NIV and NKJV and other versions follow suit. By adding the heading, these translations give the impression that James is no longer talking about trials in…

Counting it all joy In exhorting us to “Count it all joy…when you meet trials of various kinds,” James is laying before us one of the most difficult challenges in the Christian life (James 1:2). It is an other-worldly challenge. How can we “count it all joy” when we are…