Solomon and a worried mother show us what it looks like to create multiple winners from one encounter. It's easy to view the world as zero-sum, but the promise of…
Ruth 4 gets into the weeds of redemption and marriage in ancient Israel. But there's a message for us: Boaz sees hope in the future, rather than in the past.…
Sometimes we miss the true, messy meaning of phrases because of code words. In Ruth, we encounter any number of double-entendres that can inspire a variety of readings. But the…
Compassion means "suffer with." How do we find compassion, rather than cruelty, when we have the power to do so?
Did you know there was a Biblical mandate to get together in the presence of God and throw big parties once a year? Go read Deuteronomy 14!
James famously warns us that faith without faithful action is dead. In the preceding stories he tells, he makes clear that the highest virtue is mercy, and that leaving people…
Frozen follows a pattern for a good reason. We like to think we know how the stories end. It brings us comfort. But the writers of Frozen, understanding that, choose…
