Click here to go to a table of verses included in this article, with links to the sections in which they are discussed. Throughout the ancient near east, rulers often commissioned sages to...
“You’re surrounded!” This phrase brings back memories of my childhood. On Saturday afternoons, I’d watch cop-and-robber movies on our black-and-white Motorola television. Inevitably, at some point...
More than any other writing prophet, Isaiah takes us repeatedly to a vision of God that, once grasped, will cause us to...
God executes justice for the oppressed (Ps. 146:7a). So do we, when we work according to God’s commandments, by God’s grace. God gives food to the hungry (Ps 146:7b). So do we. God...
There is a sense in which "God is no respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34, KJV). He cares about each individual. He knows the heart of each human being. His guidance is sovereign over...
The work of marriage, childbearing and caring for parents comes to the fore again in Psalms 127...
James applies both of his underlying principles as a warning against favoritism toward the rich and powerful...
In a season focused anew on old symbols of ethnic pain, Jesus’ example reframes discrimination as a short-sighted and closed-hearted sin.
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