May 26, 2025

Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 29:10-20

Near the end of his reign, King David desired to build a temple for the Lord.  For 400 years, since the exodus from Egypt, the central place of worship in Israel had been the tabernacle.  The tabernacle was a tent which the Jews carried through the wilderness.  Now David wanted...

May 18, 2025

Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 18

When David gave way to his lust for Bathsheba and his pride to cover his act through murder, there were some things he had not considered, namely the long term consequences of sin.  Sinning against the living God is a more serious matter than we usually think it is and the dark effects of...

May 11, 2025

Scripture Reading: Psalm 3 (2 Samuel 13-16)

Sometimes we can read the stories behind our hymns, like the loss of Horatio Spafford’s four daughters before he wrote “It Is Well With My Soul.”   The stories enrich our understanding of these songs.  One of the things that makes Psalm 3 interesting is the...

May 4, 2025

Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 12:26-31

With the daily reports of warfare in almost every corner of the world, we may not expect or desire to come to the Bible and read about wars.  But the stories of Old Testament Israel are filled with accounts of the fierce fighting between the Israelites and their enemies.  This is...