The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which in turn is...
The book of Leviticus is grounded in the truth that God is holy. The word qodesh occurs over a hundred times in...
The subsequent words of Jesus (Mark 10:23-25) elaborate the significance of the encounter, as Jesus stresses the difficulty faced by the wealthy in entering the kingdom. The young man’s reaction illustrates the attachment...
There is no question that the story of Pentecost is central to the life of the early...
The deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) are nothing if not frightful and puzzling. The two, a married couple, sell a...
The following discussion falls a little out of order (skipping over Acts 19:17-20 for the moment) so that we can cover the...