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Pharaoh’s attempt to squelch the flourishing of the Israelites by enslaving them and mistreating them did not work. So he devised an even harsher policy: If the Hebrew midwives helped a woman to...
Jesus did not tell the story of the generous landowner to comment on the validity of human pay scales. He was not suggesting that, in real life, those who work little should be...
“When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense, and bring it to...
Jesus promises, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” (John 14:27) and our minds conjure a stress-free, carefree existence. I can understand why: life without disruptions sounds attractive.
The NIV translation of Ephesians 4:15 paraphrases the Greek text in a way that makes sense, but that hides one of the...
You know what "the fine print" means, don't you?It's that ridiculously dense paragraph you find on coupons or contest notices, usually in a font so tiny you need a 40X magnifier to read...
A collection of hymns about work, and where they can be found in published hymnals.
For this restaurant owner, the point of suffering is to acknowledge God.
Romans 8:11 is, first of all, a word of hope. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead “will give life to [our] mortal bodies.” This refers to the resurrection that is...
As I noted in Monday’s reflection, the church in Rome was threatened by differences of opinion over what Christians should eat or...
In the last few weeks, our reflections focused repeatedly on the truth revealed in Ephesians 1:12: you exist for the praise of...
When I was in my early twenties, I began to sense that God was leading me to enter the ordained ministry in the Presbyterian church. When I shared this with church leaders, they...
Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. "Follow me and...
In yesterday's reflection, we wondered if, when we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we must change everything about our lives. The...
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the humble; do not claim to be wiser than...
I can think of lots of good reasons to share the gospel with people. As a pastor, I regularly preached the good news of God’s love in Christ to those who were not...
