Word for the Week

Week beginning: 17th August, 2014

By Dominic Hughes | London

"My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favouritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?"

James 2:1-4 (NIV 1984)

Many of you will, like me, have been to drinks parties hosted by law firms or sets of chambers.

How do you think Jesus would approach them? I sometimes wonder if Jesus would want us to search out the most lowly, humble, ignored person standing on the