The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which in turn is...
Envy and acquisitiveness can arise anywhere in life, including at work where status, pay, and power are...
Prevention of harassment means not only creating a safe environment, but a productive one for those at...
The calling of Levi is another incident that occurs as Jesus is moving (Mark 2:13-14). The passage stresses the public nature of...
The topics of status and grace return to the fore as Jesus faces his trial and crucifixion. “The Son of Man came...
After Peter announces the Spirit’s creation of a new kind of community, Acts traces the rapid growth...
Two final points are important to note with regard to the use of resources in the early...
The deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) are nothing if not frightful and puzzling. The two, a married couple, sell a...
The next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the gospel of...
Chapter 16 of Romans belies many people’s common assumptions about the nature of Paul’s work—namely, that he was a solitary, heroic figure...