Episode 2

James — Read the NT in 90 Days

What does real faith look like when life gets tough and the world feels against you? In this episode of Seek Go Create, Tim Winders takes us back to AD 48, introducing James—the very first book penned in the New Testament. Join us as we explore the urgent context, raw challenges, and timeless wisdom that James delivered to scattered believers under pressure. If you’re ready to see how ancient truths speak powerfully to our modern struggles, this journey through James is the perfect place to start.

"James shows what mature faith looks like on the ground—steady joy in trials, wisdom in speech and obedience.” - Tim Winders

Episode Resources:

  1. NT90 Hub – This is the central website for the 90-day New Testament reading plan, with downloadable, printable plans, background information, and links to all episodes and resources.

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Introduction to the New Testament Journey

00:36 Overview of the Book of James

01:43 Historical Context and Audience

05:41 Purpose and Themes of James

07:59 Reading Plan and Next Steps

09:14 Setting the Scene for James


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Tim Winders

Tim Winders knows what it looks like when everything falls apart—and what it takes to rebuild.

After losing two businesses, his home, and starting over in a Honda van in 2013, Tim rebuilt his life from the ground up. That season reshaped how he understands success, leadership, ambition, peace, and what truly matters.

Across more than four decades, Tim has built businesses, coached founders and executives, developed leaders, and helped organizations navigate growth, complexity, change, and reinvention. His experience as an engineer, entrepreneur, coach, and executive leader gives him a practical perspective on the difference between rapid growth and sustainable growth—and between achievement and a meaningful life.

Tim created and hosts Seek Go Create, a long-form podcast with more than 300 episodes exploring faith, leadership, purpose, the Kingdom of God, and the questions that shape how we live and lead. He is known for his genuine curiosity, deep listening, and willingness to ask questions others may overlook—or hesitate to ask.

Much of Tim’s current work examines the New Testament through its first-century setting and original audiences. His NT90 reading project helps people encounter the New Testament in the order its books were written and consider what those writings meant to the people who first received them.

His books include Coach: A Story of Success Redefined and The Visit: The Story Continues. Through his writing, conversations, and teaching, Tim invites people to question inherited assumptions, think more deeply, and pursue lives marked by greater faith, clarity, peace, and purpose.

Engineer by training at Georgia Tech • Author • Executive leader • Creator and host of Seek Go Create • Student and teacher of Scripture

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