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Tag: David

Dancing!

July 15, 2018 1 Comment

“Despite Michel’s love for David, there is no indication from either the text or the tradition that David loved her.”

We Don’t Need Another Hero

June 24, 2018 No Comments

“So, here’s a list of the best weapons you can use to defeat evil. These are your gifts: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

Incidental Details

July 14, 2017 2 Comments

One thing about siblings, they sometimes know more than you do about your motivations.

Speaking to the Soul: Carrying On

June 12, 2016 3 Comments

But sometimes He is just the God of carrying on. It’s the work of the saints, and of sinners like us. It is the heroic work of following Jesus to bear our scars and to carry on.

Fabrics from the era of David and Solomon discovered

February 24, 2016 3 Comments

Ben-Yosef said the fabrics, which vary widely in weaving style, color and ornamentation, provide “new and important information” about the Edomites, the descendants of Esau who often fought against the Israelites and mined in Timna.

Speaking to the Soul: You are the man

January 30, 2016 9 Comments

We don’t like to recognize our faults. It makes us uncomfortable and smears the mirror of the persona we want the world to see in us. It is contrary to a world that expects everyone to put on a controlled demeanor, an “I can conquer the world” sort of face.