Love your neighbor

Leviticus 19:17-18 is a neat literary package with a profoundly powerful message: "You shall not hate your neighbor in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor and not bear sin because of him [= share in his guilt b/c you haven't tried to keep him from it]. You shall not take revenge or bear … Continue reading Love your neighbor

Endure

In yesterday's reading from the One Year Bible, Jesus says, "But the one who endures to the end shall be saved; and this good message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a witness to all the nations and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:13-14). The gospels report the history … Continue reading Endure