When we read the sixth commandment in the New Living Translation, “You must not murder,” we wonder whatever happened to the “Thou...
"Now where has my painter gone?" the man wondered as he looked out the window. He'd hired a college student to paint...
A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and...
My high school friends were a microcosm of school society. Eric was a photographer and yearbook editor. Ann was a leader in the marching band. Bill was the lead actor in theatre productions. Laura...
Today, many families are facing the challenges of financial uncertainty. Much of the current population has not lived through a widespread financial...
Read Acts 17:16–34.Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and...
Sam here, with Chapter 3 of Lewis Hyde's The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. Let me begin with a fairy tale. The Shoemaker and the Elves Have you ever...
My friend and I were meeting at church for a time of personal accountability. So we sat in some chairs in one of the large "milling around" spaces.He said, "I love to sit...
Before I reflect upon the substance of the fifth commandment, I want to note a directional change in the Ten Commandments. The...
A few weeks ago our family spent the weekend watching some old videos from when the kids were little. I had filmed...
If you have a sense of déjà vu when reading Psalm 53, it’s because this psalm is virtually identical to Psalm 14...
Almost all Christians believe that the Ten Commandments reveal God’s will, not only for Jewish people, but also for all humanity. Though...
“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse...
Hey gang, it's Bradley. For fifteen years, I worked as a management consultant before settling down with the company I am currently with. Like attorneys and used-car salesmen, consultants are subject to their...
In the past, some Christians understood the second commandment as prohibiting visual art within a worship context, especially imaginative representations of God. These were “graven images” that...
Exodus 20:3 does not imply the existence of other genuine deities. The gods referred to here are, in the end, false gods...
Respect is a word you hear a lot these days. Rich people command it; young people thump their chests and demand it; and old people complain if they don't get it. We need...
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the one who falls and has no...
Last week we began looking at Exodus 20:1-17, the revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. I had promised to examine each of the commandments carefully. But before I fulfill this promise, I...
Sam here, with Chapter 2 of Lewis Hyde’s The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World. About twelve years ago, I led my first wilderness trip for college students. I liked...
