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from Beth Moore's James: Mercy Triumphs

"James helped introduce [Paul] the form persecutor."

convert's reorientation: "what mattered most before no longer matters; what did not matter before is now central" (23).

"... the people of God often turn on one another rather than rally in unity against our real enemy" (26

Do we think we have a few strikes against our relationships with other servants of God? Do we think the work of God is only accomplished when we're riding tandem with our personal favorites? Do we believe we always have to see it the same to do ministry together? (26)

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Beth Moore, James: Mercy Triumphs

"When, like a laser, the call of Christ sears a hole through your self-protectiveness, you go wherever He leads whether or not you feel like you fit. How will we ever press onward through the hot winds from hell if we can't even get past awkward?" (21)

"It's time to live like those who cannot die" (22)