In contrast to the arrogant pride and self-sufficiency that will bring us down or the exploitation of the poor in order to...
Perhaps one of the clearest prophetic texts in all of Scripture appears in Isaiah 9. I cannot read Isaiah 9:6 without imagining...
I can’t read this passage without hearing echoes of the glorious chorus from Handel’s Messiah: “For unto us a child is born. . . .” I envision a booming choir and a sanctuary...
Psalm 96 begins with a simple imperative: “Sing a new song to the LORD!” If you look up all of the Hebrew...
Paul’s letter to Titus is the final Pastoral Epistle and has many similarities to 1 and 2 Timothy. (For Titus 1:5–9, see 1 Timothy 3:1–13 above. For Titus 2:1–10, see 1 Timothy 5:1–6:...
First Timothy 4:6–16 is full of specific directives Paul gives to Timothy. It would be helpful for...
Luke’s Gospel begins in a workplace.
If you’re ever in Rome, you might visit the Piazza del Popolo (the People’s Square). This large square is famous for, among...
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