If you suspect fraud in your workplace, what should you do about it?
This parable is frustratingly mystifying, and I sometimes wonder if a key sentence or two was accidentally dropped on its journey from story to scroll. Here is Jesus telling a story that rewards...
Once again in Matthew 23 Jesus criticized the scribes (theologians and teachers) and Pharisees (laymen with a zeal for the law). These folks wanted to impress people with their exemplary piety. So...
What a painful story! We cringe when reading of the multiple deceptions within the family of Isaac and Rebekah. First, Rebekah plotted...
In the midst of the crisis in Egypt, Joseph’s brothers arrived from Canaan, seeking to buy food, as the famine severely affected...
The eighth commandment is another that takes work as its primary subject. Stealing is a violation of proper work because it dispossesses...
The ninth commandment honors the right to one’s own reputation.[1] It finds pointed application in legal proceedings where what people say depicts...
The commands in Leviticus against stealing, dealing falsely, lying, and violating God’s name by swearing to false oaths all find more familiar...
Do Christians always have to tell the truth, even at work?
The ninth commandment honors the right to one’s own reputation.[1] It finds pointed application in legal proceedings...
Differences of class and wealth can create opportunities for injustice. Justice requires treating workers fairly. We read in Deuteronomy 24:14, “You shall...
The Psalter says a good deal about workplace ethics. Psalm 15:1 and 5 say, “O Lord, who may abide in your tent...
Honesty is another essential aspect of trustworthiness. It is so important that one proverb equates truth with wisdom itself. “Buy truth, and...
Jesus’ discussions with Nicodemus and his disciples hold innumerable treasures. We will begin with a verse that has profound implications for human...
The deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) are nothing if not frightful and puzzling. The two, a married couple, sell a...
This call to reorientation means that we reshape our lives to think and do according to Jesus’...
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