The Lord is asking us here to do something that is very difficult: love yourself as God loves you.
When Jesus told his disciples they’d always have the poor with them, he was reminding them of a passage from Deuteronomy—a passage...
Our society is consumed with the next trend, chasing all that glitters in hopes it will lead to happiness. But a life...
One of the first things I learned as a chaplain was to stop telling people in today’s culture to “slow down.” It’s not that this isn’t good advice. People just don't know how...
An old Jewish story says that when the Israelites fled Egypt, they followed each other so closely, so diligently that they never noticed the miracle happening around them.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 is known as the “Shema.” This is the most significant passage of the Old Testament for the Jewish faith. The...
As a young businessman in Oklahoma City's oil industry, my friend Keith Miller took both work and faith seriously. So when his church asked him to lead a Bible class, it took him...
What did you do last week? Where did you spend your time? Perhaps like the old Dolly Parton song, you were working...
I often equate listening to God with silence. But that’s not an easy task. At my home, the quiet is routinely pierced by the dog next door, the ever-present highway noise that rumbles...
God led the Hebrews out of Egypt, and he led them through the Red Sea. Then he instructed them to build a traveling tabernacle. They were about to begin a 40-year road trip...
To be faithful stewards, we must understand four important leadership principles.
Deuteronomy helps us better understand how to live in response to God’s love and serve others through our work.
Work is a major subject of the book of Deuteronomy, and prominent topics include the following: The meaning and value of work. God’s command to work for the benefit of others, the blessings...
Deuteronomy begins with a speech by Moses recounting the major events in Israel’s recent history. Moses draws lessons from these events and...
In the wilderness, the people's fear leads to a failure to trust God. As a result they rebel against God’s plan for...
In the wilderness, Israel's abandon of trust in God arises not only from fear, but also from success. At this point in...
Deuteronomy continues with a second speech containing the main body of the book. This section centers on God’s covenant with Israel, especially...
The Ten Commandments are great contributors to the theology of work. They describe the essential requirements of Israel’s covenant with God and...
The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which is a response...
The second commandment raises the issue of idolatry. Idols are gods of our own creation, gods that...
