Bible
The Bible’s Supporting Players: Bathsheba
We know little about Bathsheba whose story is overshadowed by King David’s. But we do learn this: From strange circumstances, great good can come.
The Bible’s Supporting Players: Joanna
Only Luke records her name (24: 1-13). She is mentioned earlier as “the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza,” one of the women who accompanied the disciples.
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The Bible’s Supporting Players: Silas
A faithful traveling companion of Paul, Silas might well be a model for some of today’s social activists who fight against the exploitation of workers.
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The Bible’s Supporting Players: Rahab
Only four Old Testament women are named in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17), so these must be special great-great-grandmothers.
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Sermon on the Plain
In Luke 6:35, we read Jesus’ words, “Love your enemies and do good to them.” Though the word enemy is strong, it includes anyone who we feel is in opposition to us. Who might that be today?
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The Law and Love
Reading the laws in Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy, we may feel a little frightened; if the sheer number doesn’t overwhelm us, the strangeness and seeming brutality often does.
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Psalm 36: Sin Speaks to the Sinner
"Sin directs the heart of the wicked man; his eyes are closed to the fear of God." (Psalm 36:2)
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