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Living Sacrifices for the Sake of the Community (Romans 12:1–3)
Bible CommentaryNeedless to say, putting others ahead of ourselves requires sacrifice. “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice,”...
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Finance Can Be a Means of Justice and Love
ArticleFinance makes certain activities of justice and love possible. We are using Wolterstorff’s conception of justice...
“Honor Your Father and Your Mother” (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16)
Bible CommentaryThe fifth commandment says that we must respect the most basic authority among human beings, that of parents for...
“Honor Your Father and Your Mother” (Exodus 20:12)
Bible CommentaryThere are many ways to honor—or dishonor—your father and mother. In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees wanted to restrict...
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Resident Aliens and a Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 1:1–2:12)
Bible CommentaryIn the opening line of his letter, Peter addresses his readers as “exiles . . . who have been chosen” (1 Pet. 1:1),...
Jesus, the Image of the Invisible God (Colossians 1:15–29)
Bible CommentaryWhat difference does it make that we are bearers of the divine image in our work? One implication of this is that in our...
Working Outside the Camp (Hebrews 13:11-25)
Bible CommentaryFish Guts and the Kingdom of God Nancy Matheson Burns, CEO of food distributor Dole & Bailey,...
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Paul’s Courage (Acts 20-28)
Bible CommentaryAfter the conflicts in Philippi and Ephesus, Paul receives threats of imprisonment (Acts 20:23, 21:11) and death (Acts...
Jesus’ Sacrifice (John 10-12)
Bible CommentaryAs Jesus draws near to Jerusalem for the last time, he does his greatest sign—the raising of Lazarus at Bethany (John...
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The Grace of God (Mark 10:23-31)
Bible CommentaryThe subsequent words of Jesus (Mark 10:23-25) elaborate the significance of the encounter, as Jesus stresses the...
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The Calling of the First Disciples (Mark 1:16-20)
Bible CommentaryThis section needs to be treated cautiously: while the disciples are paradigms of the Christian life, they also occupy a...
Best of Daily Reflections: Keeping Christmas Well: Imitate the Humility and Sacrifice of Jesus
Daily ReflectionHow should the Incarnation impact our behavior in the Christian community? What does the fact that the divine Son became...