Today we start a new blog series on the life of the great warrior poet king David of ancient Israel. We read about David’s life in the books of 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st Kings briefly, and in the parallel account in most of 1st Chronicles chapters 11-29. This blog series will primarily follow theContinue reading “The biblical background to 1st Samuel – 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11, Part 1”
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Taking a journey into the…Psalms of Ascent, Part 1
This week I welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David and his wife Terri are members of Faith Church. David is currently studying for his Master of Divinity at Evangelical Seminary of Kairos University. Does you like vacations? I have to admit, I don’t travel well. I get so stressed out about the travel process that, until IContinue reading “Taking a journey into the…Psalms of Ascent, Part 1”
Why does the book of Deuteronomy have such a weird name?
Yesterday, I introduced the book of Deuteronomy as a bold, risky, truth-telling book. But what in the world is this name Deuteronomy all about? To answer that question, we first need to find where Deuteronomy is located in the Bible. Deuteronomy is, in fact, the fifth book of the Bible. Starting with Genesis, we continueContinue reading “Why does the book of Deuteronomy have such a weird name?”
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