Unfair Discipline

Psalm 38:1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. I remember as a child getting disciplined. Do you? I remember sometimes feeling as thought the punishment wasn’t fair, that it was too harsh. (I can’t ever remember thinking it was too lenient!) But sometimes the punishment was completelyContinue reading “Unfair Discipline”

Numbers 15:15 Outsiders

Numbers 15:15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord:  I don’t like double standards. For me, it strikes at the heart of justice. IContinue reading “Numbers 15:15 Outsiders”

Exodus 22:25 No Interest Payments

Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest. With student loan forgiveness in the news lately, people might be wondering if this is fair. Millions of us paid off our student loans, keeping our fiduciary responsibilities.Continue reading “Exodus 22:25 No Interest Payments”