I’m Donna Wilson. I’ve been married to my husband Darin for 19 years. We have four children between the ages of 9-17 who were all born within the first eight years of our marriage. Hormones from pregn...  Read More

Be Shift From SelfishnessJohn WitteBut above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall ...  Read More

Be PatientJohn WitteBe patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and...  Read More

The greatest evidence that my God is incredibly gracious with me is tracking how my stubbornness always fails. For example, I spent years of my life studying and chasing geology as a career because my...  Read More

Money in the EndJohn WitteCome now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded,...  Read More

Titus 2:3-5 says, “ Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,  so that they may encourage the young women to lo...  Read More

Practical AtheismRick WilcoxCome now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow wil...  Read More

We came to The Woodlands after Joel, my husband, retired from the Navy after 25 years of service and joined Faith Bible Church in January 2013. During those 25 years, we moved from duty station to dut...  Read More

Know Your RoleLance TerryDo not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge th...  Read More

Stair-Steps to HumilityDr. Dave AndersonBut He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee...  Read More

Don’t Miss the MeaningJamey BryantREAD > James 4:1-6What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so yo...  Read More

When I was sixteen, I learned that I have a genetic, degenerative, peripheral neuropathy called Charcot-Marie-Tooth, CMT. I had a number of surgeries as a teenager in order to address a few issues ass...  Read More

My name is Zechariah Filer, and I am twenty years old.  I was originally born in New Jersey and lived there until I was six.  At that time my father was called to be a church planter.  We started chur...  Read More

The Wake of WisdomJamey BryantWho is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in ...  Read More

As a retired pediatrician I tend to think in medical images. My favorite piece of spiritual equipment is what I call the “retro-spectroscope” which allows me to have 20/20 hindsight. After 60+ years o...  Read More

Trials Tame the TongueLance TerryA misspoken word is one of the biggest regrets we can have in life. Each of us can clearly remember times the harsh words of another wounded us, often someone we loved...  Read More

There is this piece of art in a museum in Arkansas that really held my attention the first time I saw it. It’s a very large canvas painted gray. People don’t like this piece of art because to them it ...  Read More

Don’t Flinch!John WitteFaith Bible Church is a Free Grace congregation. Our Expanded Statement of Faith says this:“Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace that comes only through faith in Christ. At t...  Read More

Like many of you in the church body, “life under the sun” has brought our family through a continuous ebb and flow of circumstances, good and bad. As an engineer, I often think of life as a sinusoidal...  Read More

Have Mercy!Rick WilcoxSermon SummaryThe early church was under pressure. James was writing to refugees who had fled Jerusalem under threat of death, leaving behind their homes, families, and employmen...  Read More

God’s love had always eluded me. I grew up in a family where love was not expressed. This was further exacerbated by attending a church and affiliated school where acceptance and love were conditional...  Read More

Be a DoerLance Terry“That’s easy for you to say!” How often have you heard that phrase, or maybe even said it yourself? For several weeks, our study of James has included teaching that might be descri...  Read More

In 2006, after going through many infertility treatments with no success, we began to pursue adoption.  At that time, it was purely a way to grow our family – there was no thought of ministry being at...  Read More

Recipe for TrialsChad MeltonThe two verses we are examining today are the heart of James’ letter. The vocabulary is simple and impossible to misunderstand. They also are among the most demanding order...  Read More