“No justice, no peace!” That’s what protestors chant, as they accuse the police of racism, decrying their excessive use of force. Some go so far as to say that police departments need to be defunded. Meanwhile, in Mississippi’s capital city, homicides continue at a record pace. So the mayor and…

Jesus calls us to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. But how do we express such love in our daily lives? In today’s passage, Moses gives us several good ideas. First, we must love God by seeking to live holy lives. In Moses’ time, this was…

“You shall not charge interest” (v. 25). So, is Moses saying that it’s wrong to be a banker? No, he’s not talking about someone borrowing money in order to start a business. He’s talking about someone needing a loan to get his crop in the ground or to feed his…

At first glance, the lesson in today’s passage should simply go without saying: “Don’t hurt the weak.” This might be news to terrorists who hide out in hospitals or who make a practice of mass murder in schools, but most of us believe that it’s just wrong to kick someone…

Human sexuality is just about what feels good, and feelings are what matter most, right? Well, that’s what our modern Romantics have taught us. And once our culture adopted the belief that people form sexual relationships only in order to be happy, it was only a matter of time before…

In yesterday’s passage, we saw that love for our neighbors involves defending their property, even from damage that we might cause either accidentally or by what we consider to be necessity. But who’s responsible if we entrust our neighbor with our things or our animals and they go missing? And…

“But I didn’t have any choice!” You might say that too, if your own pasture was bare and your animals were hungry. You might think the only way you could feed them would be to let them loose in your neighbor’s field. But the Law of Moses clearly requires restitution…

“Property is theft.” That’s what Marxists have been saying for well over 150 years, arguing that anyone who becomes wealthy only does so by exploiting the labor of poor people. As a result, some legislators have reduced the penalties for theft – but in doing so, crime rates in many…

A couple of recent accidents in Claiborne County have reminded all of us just how dangerous cows and bulls can be to their handlers. Such tragic events had to be even more common in the ancient world, in which oxen were regularly used to pull plows or wagons. As the…

In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus clearly says that Christians are not to seek retribution. Instead, He says we are not to resist evil, going so far as to turn the other cheek when attacked, and to give those who sue us in court more than they demand. Such restraint is…