Cheap Talk & Faith without Works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0xTnDFrmB8   There is a saying “talk is cheap.” We can say anything, but what we actually believe and who we are is shown by what we do. James says essentially the same thing in James 2-26 when he writes, “faith without works is dead.” Some thoughts on a Sunday, and an update on Afghan Christians in Pakistan Links, Topics, & Resources 0:00- Intro 3:29- Talk is cheap December 6, 2021: Clint Smith explains ‘critical race theory boogeyman’ in Lawrence talk https://lawrencekstimes.com/20....21/12/06/clint-smith February 21, 2022: The Challenge for Those Who Claim CRT is Incompatible with Christianity https://alsoacarpenter.com/202....2/02/21/the-challeng November 19, 2021: Systemic Racism: Clarifications on Provenance, Definitions, and Relation to CRT https://alsoacarpenter.com/202....1/11/19/systemic-rac November 10, 2021: What is Critical Theory?: From Frankfurt to “Critical” https://alsoacarpenter.com/202....1/11/10/what-is-crit September 17, 2021: Critical Race Theory: A Tool or Threat for Christians? https://alsoacarpenter.com/202....1/09/17/critical-rac September 15, 2021: From Faith, Philosophy & Politics: Social Doctrines, CRT & the Culture Wars: A Conversation with Bradly Mason https://alsoacarpenter.com/202....1/09/15/from-faith-p School board "trustee" calling himself a "Dr." on the basis of an honorary degree from an unaccredited "university" that looks like you would see on Scamfish that is a front for money launchering. https://web.archive.org/web/20....190428043601/https:/ Promoting yourself to a purpose with a 'substandard or fictitious degree" is a Class B Misdemeanor in Texas. https://statutes.capitol.texas.....gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE. Texas PENAL CODE: TITLE 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY CHAPTER 32. FRAUD SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 32.52. FRAUDULENT, SUBSTANDARD, OR FICTITIOUS DEGREE. (a) In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302, Education Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that the person knows: (A) is a fraudulent or substandard degree; (B) is fictitious or has otherwise not been granted to the person; or (C) has been revoked; and (2) uses or claims to hold that degree: (A) in a written or oral advertisement or other promotion of a business; or (B) with the intent to: (i) obtain employment; (ii) obtain a license or certificate to practice a trade, profession, or occupation; (iii) obtain a promotion, a compensation or other benefit, or an increase in compensation or other benefit, in employment or in the practice of a trade, profession, or occupation; (iv) obtain admission to an educational program in this state; or (v) gain a position in government with authority over another person, regardless of whether the actor receives compensation for the position. (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.