Shema

Love as Jesus loved

Matthew 22:35-40. One of them [pharisees], a lawyer, asked Him [Jesus] a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “’YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ ...

Hagar, the Heeded Victim

God’s empowering response to a slave’s suffering The lives of the patriarchs, storied and famous, are not without casualties. These imperfect humans who would go on to sire the children of Israel lied to, cheated, failed, and, by modern standards, abused others. But it’s ...