People believe things. Christians do so decidedly. We have creeds. Our beliefs form a full theology, a comprehensive worldview rooted in revelation. This introduction to a new series explains the…
Justice is a popular term today. But what we know about ourselves is a clue as to how we have confused and corrupted moral categories such as justice. Everyone strives…
Two back-to-back verses sound like they are in direct contradiction. What is the meaning of this? Should we answer a fool according to his folly, or should we not? This…
Slander is a malicious kind of gossip. It violates the 9th Commandment. Proverbs echoes a consistent theme across Scripture that condemns this sin. In our own day this message is…
Flattery is a dishonest or insincere form of praise, given in order to manipulate the hearer by playing on his or her pride. It is warned against in many places,…