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Psalm 26 is a sturdy prayer that can be prayed by any individual at any time.1 The morally upright citizen can echo the psalm’s claims of integrity with confidence. The hopelessly accused sinner can voice (...)

I teach at a college that emphasizes the integration of faith and learning. We strive for students to realize that their knowledge and their beliefs should not — and ultimately cannot — be kept in (...)

For many scripture readers, Philippians 2:5-11 is a favorite. But this Sunday we have the rare privilege of hearing it in its original context. Paul does not write Philippians 2:5-11 apart from the appeals of (...)

God had commissioned the Israelite leader Joshua to accomplish a two-part mission: 1) to conquer the Canaanites (Joshua 1-12) and 2) to settle the Israelite tribes in their allotted territories (Joshua 13-22). In Joshua 24, (...)

The psalms immediately preceding Psalm 25 form a collection that is arranged in a chiastic pattern as follows: A Psalm 15: entrance liturgy   B Psalm 16: psalm of assurance     C Psalm 17: individual lament       D (...)

The opening comments and introduction in Paul’s letters often give us an insight into something of the key aspects of what will follow in the letter as a whole, but also an insight into the (...)

The psalms immediately preceding Psalm 25 form a collection that is arranged in a chiastic pattern as follows:1 A Psalm 15: entrance liturgy   B Psalm 16: psalm of assurance     C Psalm 17: individual lament       D (...)

Paul depicts the life of faith in the Messiah in the starkest of terms. It involves dying in order to live. We are always “carrying in the body the death of Jesus” — allowing all (...)

“Joy” and “peace” are themes we encounter throughout the season of advent: on cards, holiday decorations, and in music streaming forth from malls and churches. Yet experience shows us that “joy” and “peace” are often (...)

Whenever we come across the pronoun “we” in the epistles — any of the New Testament epistles, not just the Apostle Paul’s — it is helpful to ask who is included when “we” is used. (...)