Tag Archives: David

Snippy

Snippy
I don’t always respond well if someone hurts me. It’s tempting to not only stop the wrong, but to declare judgment. I feel free to make a defensive point and indulge a sharp response. David, it seems, fell to the same temptation. When Saul was chasing David in order to kill him (1 Sam 24),…
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Real Men

Real Men
That’s one of the reasons I like archaeology. I know the Bible is true in my head – but it connects with my heart in a different way when I can touch it and see it. It also lends confidence to the accuracy of our Biblical text. Skeptical historians used to assert that King David,…
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What’s your path?

What’s your path?
Wouldn’t it be great to have superpowers? Or even just “better than average” powers or skills? David said God had given him hind’s feet. A hind is a small deer – it can scamper across the sheerest of cliffs seeming almost to fly. It is surefooted on these tiny nubs of rock – places that…
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Throw your stone

Throw your stone
David, a real little boy that grew up into a real king, began his life as a shepherd boy. The lowliest vocation you could have. It was the youngest member of the family that fell to that task. Shepherds protect their sheep and lead them to safe food and water. How?  Well, sheep would follow…
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