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The Work of the Christian in Every New Trial

Puritan Thomas Case was arrested in 1651 and spent about six months in the Tower of London. Imprisonment taught him important lessons, and he has wise words about the sanctifying power of suffering, and the duties of obedience even in distress: “There is no condition or trial in the world that does not give a man an opportunity for the exercise of some special grace or the doing of some special duty. This is the work of a Christian in…

Trials, Temptations, and Good Gifts

James is a divinely-inspired, discerning pastor who cares for those to whom he writes. And his little letter—what we now call the book of James—is full of surprising wisdom for the serious trials of life in this fallen world. This past Sunday, we looked at James 1:13–18 and there we discovered the kindness of God in the pastoral care and wisdom of James. It is pastoral care that simply reflects the Good Shepherd himself. James wants his readers—and us—to be careful…