On Obedience

We are fixated on victory, on winning against this or that sin, etc. God is fixated on obedience.

It’s Friday

Shabbat Shalom. In the Judeo-Christian belief, the fourth commandment (in the original telling at Exodus 20:8) reads: Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. (NRSV) Or in the retelling at Deutronomy 5:12-14: Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord...

A Word From Paul On Scripture

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy...

Lady Wisdom

Much is said in God’s Word about wisdom.   It is clear that is an important virtue, but that wisdom should not be confused with knowledge or ‘book learning’. The Bible often uses the tool of personification to explicate truth. Personification allows us to...

Humility or Humiliation?

The book of Proverbs is a compendium of wisdom. Of things that conform to the created order, and of things that do not. Put simply, the way things work, and the way they do not. So what does Proverbs say about (the virtue of) humility and its opposite, pride? Hear...