I'm really excited to take the next few weeks of the podcast to jump into the Book of James. James is a book that is sort of a New Testament answer to the Book of Proverbs. There's much in terms of action steps of faith. Much in terms of wisdom and acting upon the wisdom of the Lord, not man. "Authentic faith" is a phrase I think of when I read James. He challenges us to not just hear the word, but to do something with it. Today's episode sets up some of the context and then dives into some of the themes central to chapter 1.