Relevant Verses: Nehemiah 10

Leading question: Does the biblical concept of covenant make any sense in our modern world?

Where we live in College Place (“Highland Park Drive”) a “covenant” used to be taken very seriously. Those who lived in the Highland Park area faced certain restrictions on what they could do with their property. It limited, for example, the kind of separate buildings could be built on an individual lot. And I think I heard somewhere that originally wooden “shake roofing” was required for all buildings constructed in the “covenant” area. Google not only defines “Shake-style roofing” but also suggests ...