Israel has a sin problem; No matter how many times God forgives them, they prove unable to be faithful to him. So when Jeremiah declares that God will remake Israel's heart so they can be faithful it's very good news. The New Covenant comes with Jesus. Who shows us what faithful fulfillment of the law…

What does it mean to live as a faithful Christian in a pluralistic society? Jeremiah tells the Jews exiled in Babylon to work for the good of the community where they are located (even if they feel hostility towards it). As Christians who sometimes feel like spiritual exiles, we have to decide how to interact…

When God disciplines us our instinct is often to run away from him. Indeed, that's what the survivors of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem would have felt when they were taken into captivity in Babylon. But the prophet Jeremiah shows them a way of holding on to hope in the face of tragedy. They can…