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In my first blog, we examined usury in the book of Exodus, and in my second blog, we discussed usury from the context of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. But...
In my previous blog, I provided context on usury from the book of Exodus. To continue examining my theory that the Old Testament universally condemns usury on money...
The word “usury” is often defined in the modern world as something like this from the Oxford English Dictionary: “The practice of charging, taking, or contracting to receive...
Many women are a bit intimidated by the person they see in Proverbs 31:10-31: the wife, or woman, of noble character. Is there nothing this woman does not...
“Stupid is as stupid does,” quips Forrest Gump in the 1994 movie by the same name. There is a curious statement about stupidity floating around on the internet...
The year is 607 BC and the most powerful army in the ancient world is knocking on the gates of Jerusalem. In the past decade, a formidable empire...
An unknown Latin composer in the twelfth century penned the famous words, “O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel.” We will hear and sing these words...
I thought about the words justice and righteousness a lot in the two years that I worked on my dissertation for my PhD in Sustainable Development. I have...
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