Sermons on Steadfastness

Lord, Give me Patience–Now! Last Sunday James offered us a “word to the wealthy,” rebuking the wicked who misuse riches in flagrant disregard of godly principles of stewardship.  Pastor Phil did a really good job sharing that theme with us.  Today our Scripture passage considers the other side of the coin:  what about those who get the short end of the stick–the poor, the downtrodden and the suffering?   There is a theological movement that has developed in many liberal denominations over the past…