After many dangers and deliverances, Christian and Faithful came down at last to a town called Vanity. And in that town stood a fair. Not a market held once a year. Not a feast for a season. But a fair that never ended. As soon as the pilgrims entered, the noise surrounded them. Merchants shouted from every side: “What will ye buy?” “Fine pleasures!” “Honors and titles!” “Rich garments!” “Gold! Silver! Preferments!” Others cried: “Buy our delights!” “Buy our lus

Last Sunday we concluded our study of Acts 28, where we saw the Gospel unhindered — preached freely, even in chains. This Sunday, we begin the Epistles with James, likely the earliest New Testament letter. If Acts shows the Gospel advancing outward through history, James shows faith embodied — lived out in ordinary life.