In the previous post, we read something very dark about David, who was supposed to be a man after God’s own heart. In 1st Samuel 27, we learned that David and his men go out on raids, slaughtering people. Men and women. Also, David clearly didn’t want his new king, the Philistine, Achish, to knowContinue reading “How could David slaughter men and women…and lie about it? – 1st Samuel 26 & 27, Part 4”
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In God’s mission, do the ends justify the means? – 1st Samuel 25, Part 5
Have you heard the phrase, “the ends justify the means”? This common statement suggest that if we are pursuing a good goal, we might need to use not-so-good methods to achieve that goal. All that matters is achieving the goal. The goal, in other words, is so important that we can allow for inappropriate behaviorContinue reading “In God’s mission, do the ends justify the means? – 1st Samuel 25, Part 5”
Our culture’s messy relationship with the truth – The Belt of Truth, Part 1
We live in a society and culture that has increasingly struggled with truth. We ourselves can sometimes struggle with the truth. Do you remember the last time you lied? Hid a truth? What about the last time you were lied to or felt deceived? I remember one of the first times I told a lie. Continue reading “Our culture’s messy relationship with the truth – The Belt of Truth, Part 1”
The precarious business of telling the truth – Ezekiel 2:1-3:15, Preview
Do you tell the truth? Of course you do…or do you? Are there times when you might fudge a bit on the truth? I suspect that all of us struggle with lying here and there, but for the most part we are committed to telling the truth. I ask the question, though, because there areContinue reading “The precarious business of telling the truth – Ezekiel 2:1-3:15, Preview”
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