James 2:16

  • Loaves, Fish and Roasted Grain

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    So she sat down besides the reapers.  He handed her roasted grain, and she ate her fill and had some left over.  Ruth 2:14  JPS Ate her fill – When we read this description of Ruth’s meal, we find connections to other stories about eating until satiated and having leftovers.  We think of stories in…

  • Not My Job, Man.

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body; what use is that?” James 2:16 Necessary – God is in the distribution business.  He does not believe in accumulation for self-preservation.  He does not work for surplus.  He is not interested in deferred compensation or stock options.  God is all about…