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"Remember, we don't need to tip more than ten percent," I whispered to my husband. "That's the going rate."
Am I laboring on even as darkness falls? Or have I succumbed to thinking I can wield power without humility?
How do you take a picture of a million people? Howard Butt, Jr. suggests a different way of bringing things into focus.
A Christian became the CEO of a hospital in the heart of the city. His mandate from the Board of Directors? Increase profits. ...
At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, we are told, “Now when Jesus had finished...
I must confess that when I first read Psalm 94:1, I cringed. How could the Lord be a “God of vengeance”? Isn’t he a God of mercy, love, and forgiveness? Moreover, if God...
As we read this passage from Psalm 72, we stand within earshot of King David, who is praying intimately for his son...
Psalm 82 envisions a heavenly court in which God, as judge, pronounces judgment on the gods for their failure to do justice (82:1). Verses 3 and 4 contain divine imperatives, not only for heavenly...
Texas Nameplate was founded in 1946 and nearly 50 years later it was in deep trouble with its largest customers. Dale Crownover had taken the position of President and soon was hit with...
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When I was two years old, my family moved to a new town in New Jersey. My parents opened up the Yellow Pages in search of a church to attend and decided on...
How did what Life magazine called America's bloodiest prison become a center of rehabilitation, a place of encouragement, and a model for...
In yesterday's reflection on Psalm 10, we saw that God "bring[s] justice to the orphans and the oppressed" (10:18).
The important people of the land have practiced extortion and have committed robbery. They’ve oppressed the poor and mistreated the immigrant. They’ve...
When we pray for our leaders, as Scripture urges us to do, we should ask the Lord to lead them in the ways of truth, humility, and justice.
“When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not...
Psalm 10 begins by wondering why the Lord lets the wicked do their evil deeds and even prosper because of them.
A few weeks ago my family moved, and we went online to reserve a moving truck. They were supposed to call us the day before our move to let us know where to...
If I were to stand up in front of a group of Christians today and say, “God will give justice to the poor,” I would receive diverse responses.
Though we may have little opportunity to impact major structures of our society, we can touch our neighbors and colleagues. We can...
