The third deadly sin is greed, forbidden in the 10th Commandment as covetousness. Among the second table of the law, commandments five through ten, only the prohibition of coveting explicitly…

The idea of seven deadly sins goes back at least to the Latin church father Tertullian in the late second and early third century. In 590 AD Gregory the Great…

It’s commonplace to say life is short. What isn’t common is to number your days before God so as to live faithfully before Him. David gave this psalm to Jeduthun…

Sometimes the wicked sing while the righteous suffer. Psalm 37 teaches the faithful not just to avoid envy, but also why. We’re in a story and should consider what happens…

Psalm 36 sets the darkness against the radiant light. It contrasts the smallness and futility of man’s rebellion with the greatness of God’s grace that fills the world and the…

Psalm 33 picks up where Psalm 32 left off: “Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright and heart!” David describes wonderful…

Psalm 32 is the school of grace. King David, sinner par excellence, teaches us how to seek forgiveness, receive it, and then exult in the joy of righteousness. Spurgeon says…

The popular idea of gluttony is going back for thirds and slipping into a food coma. However bad (and gluttonous) that may be, the sin of gluttony concerns compulsive or…

While we cannot see the immediate future, we know all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose (Rom. 8:28). The…

If you read the gospels you quickly discover the bold and absolute claims Jesus makes to be God and know God through Him: “I am the way and the truth…