James 3

by Joe Thorn on October 13, 2008

Watch it, repent.

About Joe Thorn

I am the Lead Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in Saint Charles, IL, and author of Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself. Jen is my wife, and Katherine, Elias, Madeline and Kilian are my kids.

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  • http://www.wildesigngroup.com Lex

    Speechless.

  • Bob

    Predictable.

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  • http://tobetheman.com Dave

    meh.

  • http://churchformenflorida.blogspot.com Mike Ellis, Church For Men Florida

    This this clip and love your blog.

  • http://lifeasmission.com JR Rozko

    Get the point, but think it only tells 1/2 the story. Let the Church share in the blame for the ways in which it has made this all-too-real scenario possible to play out. Create an environment where people are inclined (maybe even expected) to put on a happy face and that’s what you’re gonna get. I know the video was apparently related to James 3 and taming the tongue, but it seems to be more in keeping with James 1 or 4 and the idea of duplicity – a sin that we need to repent of not only on the individual level, but on the corporate level as well.

  • http://www.joethorn.net Joe Thorn

    I think the video is great. It’s a short, and can only say so much. I don’t even think it tells half the story – and that’s okay. It simply points to a problem in a way I think most people can get. Like a good Eastwood-directed film, no redemption is found in the film, but the need for it is painfully obvious.

    Thanks for the feedback guys – even the “meh’s” are okay here. It’s good to know how others feel about it.

  • http://danalcantara.com Dan Alcatara

    Short and predictable as it may have been, it was still a convicting message. Putting on a show in a place where authenticity is what people come looking for…

  • http://www.vellezerit-shkoder.com 68guns

    Yes, it was predictable but also thought provoking.

    Some of our best( that should be worst) arguments have occurred walking to church! :-(

    However, there are also times I deliberately make Sunday mornings a good time. I tell the kids I am excited about going to church and we get excited together.
    I act the same way I do as when my favourite team score a goal…so they do get the message!

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