The consistency between how Jesus tells us to live in the Gospels and how the various New Testament epistles tell us to live makes both sets of texts more credible, does it not? This occurred to me during our pastor’s sermon this week, which focused Paul’s letter urging the Colossians to forgive one another as … [Read more…]
One of the blurbs on the back of the cover jacket describes Charles Murray as, “Arguably, the most consequential social scientist alive.” Yes, indeed, and so I was delighted to hear of this book and to get an advance copy of it. It is similar to another book published earlier this year, Ross Douthat’s Believe: … [Read more…]
When you think about it, and as explained below, the books of Ruth, Esther, Job, and Jonah can be grouped together. And it is intriguing to consider what, together, they teach. I happened to be thinking about these books because my wife and I just finished Esther in her Bible study, and because Jonah is … [Read more…]