The Bible in a Year Micah asks a question that still belongs in our daily Bible reading: What does the Lord require of us? His answer in Micah 6:8 is clear: “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” These words are familiar enough to put on a wall,Continue reading “What God Has Already Shown Us”
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As the Day Begins
Luke 7:36-50: When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. AsContinue reading “As the Day Begins”
Judgment without Mercy
James 2:8-13 8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty ofContinue reading “Judgment without Mercy”
No Place for Abuse
Shocking stories make headlines today with remarkable regularity. A young woman was brutally attacked as she returned to her apartment late one night. She screamed and shrieked as she fought for her life . . . yelling until she was hoarse . . . for thirty minutes . . . as she was beaten and abused. As I heard the story,Continue reading “No Place for Abuse”