Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
Moral chaos breeds chaos.
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire...
God, who set up the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, says he doesn’t need sacrifices. Rather, he desires worship and obedience.
If it sounds as if Paul is calling us to grit our teeth and try harder to be good, then we are...
Jesus speaks about wealth frequently. Wealth and provision are not in themselves work, but they are often the result of work, our own or someone else’s. A central tenet of economics is that...
Matthew 6:1-4 1 Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them...
Matthew 6:5-15 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to...
Matthew 6:19-34 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in...
Once again on dry land with this new beginning, Noah's first act is to build an altar to the Lord (Gen. 8:20)...
Human life is a series of choices, and many of these involve vocation.
Mark 1:9-11 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as...
Today I want to base my reflection on two verses from Psalm 22. In the first verse, the psalmist laments God’s lack...
As we have seen in Romans 1–3, the cross of Christ brings salvation to all people—Jews and Gentiles alike. In Christ, God...
The Ten Commandments are the supreme expression of God’s will in the Old Testament and merit our close attention. They are to...
It is striking that eight out of ten of the Ten Commandments are phrased in the negative...
Yesterday I began reflecting on Exodus 20:1-17, the Ten Commandments that constitute the core of Israel’s covenant obligation. Today I continue to...
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my...
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Psalm 19:1 I grew up in Southern California. The combination of smog and ambient light from Los Angeles and its suburbs...
Faith is not just a matter of belief but a life of wholehearted and full-bodied worship. Every part of me and every part of you is required for discipleship.
Paul reminds the congregation in Corinth that most of them do not come from the ranks of...
Psalm 107 relates human economic endeavors to the world of God’s creation. It is worth citing at length. Some went down to...
“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress. Psalm 107:6 Psalm 107 reminds us to “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!” (107:1). The bulk...
God's restoring work involves human beings both as recipients of grace and as participants in the work.
Full Christianity: Doing, Thinking, and Being (Click here to read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling Mark Roberts considers how...
Have you ever been talking to someone who is saying good things about you, but whose tone makes you nervous?
It's not uncommon for Christians to think of reality as having three layers. The top layer is Heaven, the place of God...
Years ago, I was leading a Bible study for college students. As we were looking at a passage of Scripture that spoke...
Jesus’ discussions with Nicodemus and his disciples hold innumerable treasures. We will begin with a verse that has profound implications for human...
For twenty-three years, Jeremiah prophesied the coming destruction of Jerusalem (from God’s case against Judah in chapter 2 through chapter 28).[1] Then...
In Jeremiah 31, the prophet reveals God’s vision for the future of his people. This vision peers beyond their immediate circumstances and exile in Babylon. It foresees the time when the Lord will...
David’s adultery, murder, and trail of lies must qualify as a worst-case scenario. How did he survive?
I can still hear the voices of my Sunday school teachers as they taught me to memorize Psalm 119:11 in the classic King James Version: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart...
The central section of Hebrews is dominated by the theme of Jesus as our great high priest. Taking Psalm 110 as his...
Learning to Save My Students Instead of Judging Them (Click Here to Read) An encounter with the words of Jesus in John 12 encourages a teacher to change his approach to his relationship...
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