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Esther: A Harem Girl Grows into a Powerful Queen (Esther 4)

Article

Esther was a woman who thought she had no influence over her husband or over matters of importance. Yet a desperate...

Helping Employees Fulfill Their Dreams: December 14 Newsletter

Newsletter

We all want careers that are purposeful. Nobody wants to find themselves in a dead-end job. We want to be allowed to...

Old Testament Assignment: Song of Songs and Work Life Balance

Seminary Curriculum

Song of Songs is not a book we usually think of in connection with work and the economy. Certainly it has presented...

Failing the Driving (Out) Test: Israel’s Idolatry (Judges 1-2)

Bible Commentary

Judges 1-2 picks up where Joshua 13-22 left off, with the failure of Israel to drive out the Canaanite nations in the...

Welcoming Overcomes Quarrels over Differing Opinions (Romans 14:1–23)

Bible Commentary

“Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions,” begins Paul (Rom. 14:1)....

Work as Members of One Another (Romans 12:4–8)

Bible Commentary

The more we walk in newness of life, the more we depend on one another's work.

Involving the Community in Your Decisions (Romans 12:1–3)

Bible Commentary

The transformation of the mind “so that you may discern what is the will of God” (Rom. 12:2) comes hand in hand with...

God’s Justice Through Jesus, the Solution to Our False Judgments (Romans 3:21–26)

Bible Commentary

Given that our judgment is false and hypocritical, how can we ever find righteousness and justice? This is the question...

Judgment, the Source of Broken Relationships (Romans 3:1–20)

Bible Commentary

What can be done with a world of people separated from God by idolatry and from one another by judgment? God’s true...

Our Need for Salvation in Life and Work (Romans 1:18–1:32)

Bible Commentary

We saw in Romans 1:1–17 that salvation begins with reconciliation to God. People have become estranged from God...

“You Shall Not Commit Adultery” (Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18)

Bible Commentary

The workplace is one of the most common settings for adultery, not necessarily because adultery occurs in the workplace...

“Honor Your Father and Your Mother” (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16)

Bible Commentary

The fifth commandment says that we must respect the most basic authority among human beings, that of parents for...