A Trustworthy Worker is Honest (Proverbs)

Bible Commentary

Honesty is another essential aspect of trustworthiness. It is so important that one proverb equates truth with wisdom...

Set Your Mind on Things Above: Heavenly Living for Earthly Good (Colossians 3:1–16)

Bible Commentary

This call to reorientation means that we reshape our lives to think and do according to Jesus’ ethics in situations he...

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)

Bible Commentary

Jesus’ discussions with Nicodemus and his disciples hold innumerable treasures. We will begin with a verse that has...

Best of Daily Reflections: A Simple Plan for Honest Living

Daily Reflection

“We’ll have to be careful. From now on that’s what we’ll have to be—very careful.”

Best of Daily Reflections: The Ninth Commandment: Don’t Lie

Daily Reflection

The original Hebrew of the ninth commandment reflects a judicial setting. Specifically, this verse refers to lying in...

Best of Daily Reflections: Don’t Follow the Crowd

Daily Reflection

I’ll never forget an experience I had while in junior high school. In my science class was a boy named Andrew. He was...

Best of Daily Reflections: What Really Matters to God

Daily Reflection

Every time I read Psalm 50, I am startled. In this psalm, God recognizes that the Israelites are properly offering the...

Best of Daily Reflections: The Crack in Human Character

Daily Reflection

When Jesus forbids swearing falsely, he isn’t referring to cursing, but to making deceptive promises. Human beings are...