When you reapĀ theĀ harvestĀ of your land, do not reap toĀ theĀ very edges of your field or gatherĀ theĀ gleanings of your harvest.Ā Leave them forĀ theĀ poor and forĀ theĀ foreigner residing among you.Ā I amĀ theĀ LordĀ your God. (Leviticus 23:22) If you’ll permit me, I’d like to offer one more thought about evangelism before we press on to other topics. And while Leviticus may be a strange place to go for outreach advice, it’s where I am in my yearly Bible-reading plan. Leviticus is never an…
In Acts 6:1-7, we read of a strange moment in church history. Some in the church have begun to complain (this is nothing new under the sun) because a certain group, it seems, has been privileged over another. They bring their complaints to the Twelve. And here is where it gets interesting. Rather than mediate the dispute, offer counseling, throw a pot-luck dinner, the apostles send the complainers awayābecause they have more important matters…