James in the Suburbs Quotes

“What if I invited several people to form a study group with the purpose of living out the teachings of James together—a study that wasn’t focused on learning facts, but on transforming our lives?”
― April Love-Fordham, James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James

“Christians over the centuries have been better at knowing than at doing. Many churches aren’t very helpful at this point, because leaders assume that if they just teach people something that they will immediately understand what they are to do, and will want to be obedient. But this “know it—do it” pattern often does little more than leave people smarter but not very transformed.”
― April Love-Fordham, James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James