August 13, 2026Not a person in their right mind would classify any form of slavery as “charity.” I’m certainly not doing so…
August 12, 2026There’s no question that the Year of Jubilee and the Sabbath Year were both opportunities for people to exploit each…
August 11, 2026At the time of this writing, credit card debt in the United States stands at a staggering $1.25 trillion. That’s…
August 10, 2026I know a lot of poor preachers. I don’t mean poor relationship-wise (many of them are killing it in that…
August 10, 2026In our religious culture, tithing is synonymous with giving. It’s not supposed to be that way, of course—tithing is an…
August 7, 2026It’s really hard to maintain a position throughout most of the book of Deuteronomy that God has no double standards,…
August 7, 2026Have you ever had chocolate-covered grasshoppers? (I haven’t; I was just checking to see if you had—you gastronaut, you). They’re…
August 6, 2026It’s possible that I’m reading too much into this whole “chew the cud” and “divide the hoof” kinda thing, but…
August 6, 2026Have you ever wondered why God told the Israelites not to eat certain animals? The ambiguity is right in front…
August 5, 2026A few years ago, for reasons that are unbenknownst to me or to my barber or my dermatologist, I started…
