We humans are like hermit crabs sometimes. (Never dreamed I’d ever think that thought, let alone write it in a public venue, but I also didn’t expect to make any connections between a 1930s guidebook on the inhabitants of Pacific tidelines and Fernando Ortega songs, and here we are. Comment here or send me an…
Tag: 2 Samuel
A Call for Discernment
Last week I briefly touched on the “Instagram worthy” Scripture quotes, and this week I’m going to take a hard look at another that I’ve seen cropping up more and more often over the last couple years. You’ve probably seen it too, and I will freely confess that it sounds great: “The Lord will fight…
Better Than Silence
Last week I wrote a little bit about 2 Samuel 13 (it can be found here if you missed it or need a refresher), and one of the major things we learned from the account of Amnon and Tamar is that silence cannot be our response. So today, I wanted to highlight three organizations that…
The Worst Story in the Bible
Thanks in part to Jen Wilkin, for giving me the courage to write this. Well, with an opener like that, who really wants to keep reading? Actually, there are more contenders for this infamous title than one might expect – apparently humanity is sinful and makes terrible decisions (hello, Judges) – and I consider this…