Walking one's walk is a...
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Walking one's walk is a theme that we find in this text and throughout general and
Pauline epistles written in the second generation of Christianity. This form of discipleship
is a lifestyle whenever apocalyptic fervor dies down.
Aunt Helen was known as the family's religious fanatic. She never accepted the Vatican II reforms in her Catholic church. She still gave up meat on Fridays, said her private prayers in Latin, and practiced a strict discipline of abstinence during Lent. Her family thought she was going overboard with this traditional Catholic lifestyle.
One of her nephews stayed with her for a weekend and noticed that Aunt Helen got mail from the Catholic children's home and senior citizen's assisted living ministries. Aunt Helen wrote out generous checks to both organizations with a letter, and prayer card to the residents. This is an example of the type of Christian faith the book of James promotes all the days of the year.
Aunt Helen was known as the family's religious fanatic. She never accepted the Vatican II reforms in her Catholic church. She still gave up meat on Fridays, said her private prayers in Latin, and practiced a strict discipline of abstinence during Lent. Her family thought she was going overboard with this traditional Catholic lifestyle.
One of her nephews stayed with her for a weekend and noticed that Aunt Helen got mail from the Catholic children's home and senior citizen's assisted living ministries. Aunt Helen wrote out generous checks to both organizations with a letter, and prayer card to the residents. This is an example of the type of Christian faith the book of James promotes all the days of the year.
