Teachings & Devotionals
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11 teachings
James says a spring cannot give both fresh water and bitter. If bitter words keep coming out of us, trying harder is not the whole answer. James traces the water to its source, and three verses later he names what is in it.
Clark Pickett·September 20, 2026·10 min read
ReadOur class is in the hardest paragraph James wrote. Nearly every move he makes in it, Jesus made first on the mountain, and the wisdom writers made before either of them.
Clark Pickett·August 31, 2026·10 min read
ReadContinuing a series on Friends history: William Penn wrote No Cross, No Crown in prison, arguing that no crown of glory comes without the daily cross of obedience.
Clark Pickett·July 16, 2026·7 min read
ReadJames calls us to lay aside sin, humbly receive the word God has planted in us, and then do it, because the Word was never meant to be information only.
Clark Pickett·July 7, 2026·6 min read
ReadBefore David was a king, he was overlooked, mocked, and hunted. The road to being called a man after God's own heart ran straight through rejection, met every time with a righteous response.
Clark Pickett·June 24, 2026·4 min read
ReadWhen you do not know what to do, James points you to a generous God who gives wisdom freely, and to a wisdom that looks like peace and mercy rather than ambition.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·5 min read
ReadRead James slowly and you keep hearing two older voices: the wisdom of the Old Testament and the words of Jesus on the mountain.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadJames asks us to count trials as joy, to stop blaming God for what we want, and to guard the heart where temptation really begins.
Clark Pickett·June 18, 2026·6 min read
ReadEveryone is walking under some influence. The only question is which one is shaping your walk.
Clark Pickett·June 17, 2026·4 min read
ReadJesus does not ask us to work harder for him. In John 15 he invites us into something deeper: to remain in him, the way a branch remains in the vine.
Clark Pickett·June 15, 2026·2 min read
ReadGod uses the ordinary work of staying, forgiving, and serving to grow two people into the likeness of Christ.
Clark & Kathy Pickett·May 20, 2026·2 min read
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