Week 5 (Year 1, NL)

If it's in the first verse of Romans 5, it must be important to Paul.

Exodus 19:2–8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:8

The prescription for the persistent malady of God’s people

Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20

"Remember the sabbath" is a costly commandment. Our culture’s assault on it extends far beyond Sunday.

Rod Dreher revealed recently that he couldn't come up with more than six of the Ten Commandments from memory. He also pointed out the irony of this fact coming from someone who often gets on his "high horse about theological ignorance," so I won't pile on.

I've mentioned before that, while I haven't retained everything I learned at my evangelical grade school, I do recall a catchy song for remembering the U.S. presidents in order. We also performed a lot of musicals, including the popular '80s Christmas program Angels Aware.

For better or for worse, the sex columnist provides real-time exegesis of the seventh commandment.

The Ten Commandents are prefaced not by an order but by a breathtaking announcement of freedom.