Ethics – Page 3 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Slap to the Face – Job 8

Dead Island is a first person video game in which the player faces zombies on an island. One of the weapons that can be acquired is the “Blunt Speaker,” a baseball like mace without spikes.

Angels of Light – 2 Corinthians 11:1-15

One of my favorite preachers, someone whose messages always moved me to tears for the glory of the gospel, turned out to be an immoral, narcissistic man who was preying on women during his pastorate. He

Financial Accountability – 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

A Ponzi scheme is an investment scheme that lures investors by paying high returns to initial investors from the contributions of later investors rather than from genuine earnings on investments, allowing

My Inner Cup – Matthew 23:25-28

Have you seen the new Disney film Aladdin? It only got a 57% rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes but a 94% audience approval. I like the message. Aladdin is a street urchin, living hand to mouth,

Workarounds – Matthew 23:16-24

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I like this Wikipedia explanation of a workaround: “A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem or limitation in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine

Render to Caesar – Matthew 22:15-22

The underground church of China is living under a government that requires registration of churches and yet resist registration because they believe they should not be so governed in the expression of

Tempting My Little Ones – Matthew 18:1-14

He used her for sex. His own daughter! That she came to faith in Christ is a testimony to how Jesus ministered to her in this most terrifying and tragic time in her life. The imprint of this ghastly misdeed

Keeping Sabbath and Other Laws – Matthew 12:1-8

Let Us Reason ministries site enumerates the Sabbath requirements according to the Old Testament as no work, no kindling of fire, no traveling, no trading, no marketing, giving twice as much of the daily

Golden Rule – Matthew 7:12

One of my missionary friends was showing us where his wife was teaching school and her classroom. On the wall was a poster of the Golden Rule. She said it was to be the rule for all behavior in her classroom.

Treasures – Matthew 6:19-24

At the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website we find these words: Bill Gates and Melinda French were raised knowing it’s important to give back to the community. Both the Gates and French families

In Praise of Me – Matthew 6:1-4

Jennifer Winter of the Muse informs employees about how to brag about your abilities without actually boasting: 1) Ask your manager to look over your work to make sure you’re on the right track,

A Platform for Evangelism – Matthew 5:38-42

I recently heard a message from pastor and author Tim Keller about evangelism in our current American culture. He talked about how much the mindset has changed since mere decades ago and how we must change

Truth Telling, Not Swearing – Matthew 5:33-37

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Someone tongue in cheek has given a formula for determining a politician’s productivity: multiply the lies by the promises and divide by the smirks. We give politicians a hard time but broken promises

More Than We Want to Admit – Matthew 5:21-26

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Sheryl Crow sings a rather haunting song called “Murder in My Heart” and one of the stanzas says, “Went out late last night, Just to get a little air, And I walked beneath the streetlights,

Moral Righteousness – Matthew 5:17-20

I was recently in a discussion with some men in my church about ethics and a distinction was made between ethics and morals. I know this is somewhat artificial, but think of ethics as one’s standard

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