"I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live" (Deuteronomy 30:19). This ...

The people of Israel stand on the threshold of their inheritance, the land of promise. The long-awaited day of glory has come; it’s time to remember their story, their failures and, most important, ...

This week’s Torah portion presents the blessings and curses that follow from observance or defiance of the law. Some people understand this as a rigid system of reward and punishment. Keep the ...

“See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of your God that I enjoin upon you this day; and curse, if you do not obey the commandments of your God.” ...

Sometimes the most loving prayers are not all that nice. Last week, Wiley S. Drake, an California pastor and a former national leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, asked his followers to pray ...

The word of God has prescribed and instituted laws and principles that govern financial prosperity. The books of Proverbs and of Ecclesiastes are full of instructions and advice on how to get out of ...

See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse: the blessing if you hearken to the commandments of the Lord your God… and the curse if you shall not hearken…. — Deuteronomy 11:26 The opening of ...

What comes to mind when you think of blessings? Perhaps some degree of prosperity or good health. Your musings might include something as weighty as deliverance from harm or as commonplace as victory ...