Brother of Jesus, Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, with Mark Lanier: James 1:1

<p>As Mark Lanier explains in this episode, the opening words of the Epistle of James, which are rooted in the OT idea of the “servant of YHWH,” give us a window onto how the resurrection of Jesus transformed James’ relationship with and understanding of his brother, Jesus. Lanier is a practicing attorney, a teacher in his local church in Houston, Texas, and the founder of the <a title= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laniertheologicallibrary.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crebecca.a.larson%40wheaton.edu%7Cc55d08f3dc42451aef0508db9734ca09%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638270025219008754%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2TDegmz5sFcuGSaCsMxKrfPDcNTzDoGJofGbIxk5Aho%3D&reserved=0" href= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laniertheologicallibrary.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crebecca.a.larson%40wheaton.edu%7Cc55d08f3dc42451aef0508db9734ca09%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638270025219008754%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2TDegmz5sFcuGSaCsMxKrfPDcNTzDoGJofGbIxk5Aho%3D&reserved=0">Lanier Theological Library</a> (co-sponsor of this podcast) among other projects in service of the church.</p>