How does our private integrity affect our public community? Today in Deuteronomy, we look at a series of civil laws that might seem strange at first, but each points to a deep concern for justice, family order, and the protection of the vulnerable. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the puzzling but powerful Parable of the Shrewd Manager. He uses a story of a failing steward to teach a radical lesson: use the resources of this world to invest in the next, because you cannot serve both God and money.

Today’s Scripture:

📖 Deuteronomy 21–22 – This section covers everything from the atonement for unsolved murders and the treatment of female captives to the rights of the firstborn and laws concerning domestic morality. We also see the famous command to help a neighbor’s fallen ox, emphasizing that we are responsible for the welfare of tho ...