David’s Water Offering: Why He Poured It Out to the Lord
Why did David pour out the water his mighty men risked their lives to bring him? At first, his response can look wasteful or…
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King David: His Life, Failures, Faith, and God’s Promise
David’s life is hard to fit into one simple picture. The shepherd who trusted God before Goliath later became a king who abused his…
The Stranger, Widow, and Fatherless: God’s Care
Why does Scripture return so often to the stranger, the widow, the fatherless, and the poor? Each group could be left with little protection,…
The Walls of Jericho: Why Did Israel March for Seven Days?
Why did God tell Israel to walk around Jericho for seven days instead of attacking it like an ordinary city? Before the march ever…
King Saul: From Promise to Disobedience
What happened to Saul between the day God chose him and the day he died on Mount Gilboa? His story begins with real promise,…
Abraham’s Life: Faith, Failure, and God’s Promise
Abraham’s story begins with a call to leave everything familiar for a land God had not yet shown him. As I follow him from…
Clean and Unclean Animals: Do Christians Follow These Food Laws?
Why did God call some animals clean and others unclean, and do those distinctions govern a Christian's meals today? We can easily get the…
The Book of Deuteronomy: Moses’ Final Words to Israel
Deuteronomy brings us to the plains of Moab, where Moses speaks to Israel one last time before the nation crosses the Jordan. I hear…
Absalom in the Bible: From Family Tragedy to Rebellion
Absalom's story begins with a wrong that Scripture will not let us minimize: Tamar was raped, and after David became angry, the account records…
The Mark of Cain: What Was It and Why Did God Give It?
People have offered all kinds of ideas about the mark of Cain, but Genesis never tells us what it looked like. So what does…
Who Tried to Kill Jesus? What the Gospels Actually Say
Several times before the crucifixion, people tried to seize or kill Jesus. They were not all the same group, and I want to follow…
Esau in the Bible: What His Life and Birthright Teach Us
Most of us remember Esau as the hungry man who traded his birthright for stew. His story is much larger than that one meal,…