The Balancing Act

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.”  Matthew 7:6 NASB Before pigs – It surely seems as if Yeshua is instructing us to avoid sharing what is holy with the undeserving. …

Public Consequences

Let not those who hope for You be shamed through me.  Master, O LORD of Armies.  Let those who seek You be not disgraced through me, God of Israel.  Psalm 69:7 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Through me – As we discovered yesterday, David’s concern is not about his own vindication.  It is about the impact…