Why was Israel never told to go and barricade the ovens of Moloch to prevent child sacrifice? Why wasn't Martha picketing Caesar's Palace for a minimum wage, or the Apostles petitioning Agrippa for cultural and religious equity? And why, if Onesimus was indeed a slave, did Paul … [Read more...] about Activists and Advocates
Charity
Neighbours
So there's this lawyer in Luke 10:25, an expert of the law in Israel, who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus points the man to the law and asks him what he thinks the law teaches. The lawyer gets it right and replies that we are to love the Lord and love … [Read more...] about Neighbours
The 8th Commandment
The eighth commandment, 'Thou shalt not steal" upholds the rights to private property since theft can only be theft if what you have stolen belongs to someone else. It also rules out collectivism and socialism as a means of forming a healthy society. What's mine is not … [Read more...] about The 8th Commandment
Principles, Not Rules
Children love the edges of things and so they build their castles on the shore. It's the lines, the edges, that bring definition and beauty. Without the lines, life is a formless void. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful … [Read more...] about Principles, Not Rules
#6 Jesus and the Table
As lovely as the marriage bed is, eventually you will have to climb out of it in order to raid the fridge. Eating food is basic to our existence. It's essential nature and ultimate meaning points to Jesus, who gives His life as bread to the world. That makes our own sharing of … [Read more...] about #6 Jesus and the Table