Biblical Words and World
Proverbs 29:7 says, “A righteous person knows the rights of the poor.” Don’t you wish we had a list? Read more
Proverbs 29:7 says, “A righteous person knows the rights of the poor.” Don’t you wish we had a list? Read more
To what extent can we apply the Bible’s teachings on loving the immigrant to today’s illegal aliens? How comparable is the Hebrew ger (“immigrant, sojourner, resident alien”) to today’s immigrant? Who exactly are the gerim? The best book on this subject is Christiana van Houten’s The Alien in Israelite Law. The Israelites were “aliens” in Egypt, as were the Patriarchs in Canaan. In Moses’ law, the alien is a non-Israelite, as made clear by the roadkill law in Deuteronomy 14:21a:... Read more
Capitalism: is it God’s favorite economic system? Is it inherently evil? Or is it neither? What kind of economic plan does God endorse or prefer? Read more
Does God really care how big your bank account is, compared to the so-called One Percent? Read more
Obey the laws of the land? Yes, the Bible commands that. Patriotism? Where is that commanded? Read more
Jesus gives us some shocking advice on weapons: “Let the one who has no sword sell their coat and buy one.” (Luke 22:36) What a word from God to throw into the renewed gun debate! Read more
“Around the eleventh hour he found others standing around, and he says to them, ‘Why have you been standing all day idle?’ They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’” (Matthew 20:6-7) Jesus gives us a scene where people are unemployed against their will, a scene all too common in our day, but hard to find in Scripture. Proverbs 22:29 gives us a hopeful declaration: “Do you see a person skillful in their work? They shall stand before royalty;... Read more
The health care debate has twisted the Bible to the point of malpractice. Read more
What does "son of Belial" mean? Read more
Fake news was as much of a threat in the low-tech world of the Late Bronze Age as it is in our high-tech media world of today. Read more
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