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Slavery in Scripture
In a world in which most people believe slavery, that is, owning another person, is wrong, whereas in the past slavery was considered a normal part of life, we must ask where this current moral judgment
Continue reading...Vindicate Me – Psalm 26
Leaders are especially susceptible to using their leadership for personal gain, and they are especially susceptible, therefore, to accusations of such, even if they are not true. Here is another psalm
Continue reading...Denial – Luke 22:47-62
Joshua Infantado with BecomingChristians.com has an article, 5 Shocking Signs that You are Like Judas: 1) You are a private sinner, harboring sin but on the surface looking like a saint, 2) you love money
Continue reading...More Light, More Responsibility – Luke 12:35-48
“In all states, crimes are classified as either misdemeanors (less serious crimes) or felonies (more serious crimes). Felonies and misdemeanors differ in significant ways: Prison versus jail.
Continue reading...Lord of the Sabbath – Luke 6:1-11
I was staying in the King David hotel in Jerusalem with my tour group and we had supper in their dining room. A number of orthodox Jews were also dining there and singing and eating. It was lovely
Continue reading...Fair Trade – Proverbs 11:1
Did you know there is a National Conference of Weights and Measures, made up of state and local officials, federal agencies, manufacturers, retailers and consumers? They’ve been conferencing annually
Continue reading...Learn Prudence – Proverbs 8:1-11
Maybe one of the biggest issues we have dealt with in this covid-19 pandemic is being discerning. So many voices are shouting at us with the “true” story of things, and they contradict one
Continue reading...Wisdom Guards – Proverbs 2:6-15
Wouldn’t it be great to always know just the right thing to do? It would just come into your head and you would make right decisions. That’s what Solomon is telling his son can happen if
Continue reading...Wisdom – Proverbs 1:1-6
How do you define wisdom? The Wikipedia article on wisdom says this, “Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and
Continue reading...Caught – John 7:53-8:11
The Scarlet Letter is a classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850, about a woman who conceives a child out of wedlock and her punishment is to wear a scarlet letter ‘A’ for adultery
Continue reading...He Who Is Humble – Isaiah 66:1-4
The Ancient History Encyclopedia says, “The temple was a sacred precinct defined by a priest…as the dwelling place of a god or gods and the structure built there was created to honor the of
Continue reading...Heard on High – Isaiah 58:1-9
Healthline.com notes that “Intermittent fasting (IF) is currently one of the world’s most popular health and fitness trends. People are using it to lose weight, improve their health and simplify
Continue reading...Grinding the Face of the Poor – Isaiah 3:1-4:1
The Poor People’s Campaign is an American campaign to bring attention to poverty in our country initiated by the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been revived of late. Its research into
Continue reading...Like Sodom and Gomorrah? – Isaiah 1:9-17
Digging wells in impoverished communities that lack clean water has become a much needed and common way of ministering to the poor. Unfortunately, just digging them a well, which is quite expensive, has
Continue reading...Kick to the Teeth – Job 11
In the creative world of role-playing gaming there is a character named Zophar whom fandom.com describes this way: Zophar is the God of Destruction whose only purpose is to spread evil across the universe.
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