The language of Capitalism and business, many say, is money. And this is cause for derision because it is looked at as unsympathetic and ruthless, caring not for the needs of others, but only for profit.
But guess what?
Politicians are even more fluent in this language than they would have you believe. […]

24Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like […]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matt. 5:9)
Jesus begins his sermon on the mount with a list of blessings that would have shocked his contemporary Jewish audience. These oppressed people, who believed they were still in exile, longed for the coming kingdom of God, when YHWH would finally […]

Leithart refers to an obscure article from 1927 that deals with the Beatitudes in the context of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Hebrew ideals of kingship. This fits, as Jesus preached the “kingdom of heaven” and the early Christians saw Jesus as the true Lord and King of the world.
One common thread throughout those ancient ideals […]

Douglas Wilson has posted a wedding sermon and exhortation that is probably dripping with more intelligent Bible commentary and insight than what leaks out of most pulpits in a month. He begins by introducing and quoting Matthew 19:4-8.
One time the Pharisees came to Jesus in order to test Him, and they made that attempt […]