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Disruption in the Legal Profession

Small Group Study

What does disruption mean for the legal profession and our jobs/role/identity? Lucy is reading yet another article about...

Taking a Stand at Work (Jeremiah 38)

Bible Commentary

The bulk of the rest of Jeremiah describes Jeremiah’s trials as a prophet (chapters 35-45), his oracles against the...

Slaves Set Free (Jeremiah 34)

Bible Commentary

One of the final new commands from God in Jeremiah is the renunciation of slavery (Jer. 34:9). The Law of Moses required...

Blessing for All Peoples (Jeremiah 29)

Bible Commentary

The work of Christians in their faithfulness to God is intended for the good of everyone.

Bless Wider Society Through Your Work (Jeremiah 29)

Bible Commentary

In Jeremiah chapter 29, the prophet draws attention to God’s intention that his people's work should bless and serve...

Faith in God’s Provision (Jeremiah 8-16)

Bible Commentary

We see in Jeremiah 5 that the people did not acknowledge God’s provision. If the people did not acknowledge God...

Injustice, Greed, the Common Good and Integrity (Jeremiah 5-8)

Bible Commentary

Injustice  Failing to acknowledge God as the source of good harvests, the people of Judah soon lost any sense of...

Material Success and Failure (Jeremiah 5)

Bible Commentary

Does God withhold material success from those who do evil in his sight? Jeremiah says what few modern Christians would...

Acknowledgement of God’s Provision (Jeremiah 5)

Bible Commentary

Jeremiah complained that “this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away”...

Goodness and Defilement of Work (Jeremiah 2)

Bible Commentary

Long before Jeremiah lived, God declared that work is good for people (Genesis 1-2). As we have noted elsewhere,...

Jeremiah’s Calling to Work (Jeremiah 1)

Bible Commentary

As we have seen, God prepared Jeremiah from before his birth for the work of a prophet (Jer. 1:5) and, at the right...

An Overview of the Book of Jeremiah

Bible Commentary

The Book of Jeremiah reflects the ever-worsening situation Jeremiah encountered. At various times, he had the unenviable...