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The Pharisees and teachers of the law criticized Jesus’ disciples for not honoring the tradition of hand washing before they ate. (Mt. 15:1-2) The Pharisees were obsessed with cleanliness. The considered many things to be unclean and if a person touched something unclean, they... Read More →

Have you ever spent time choosing a special gift for someone? Perhaps you spent more money than you’d planned, but it seemed so perfect for them and it was truly an expression of your love and appreciation for them. At last you have the opportunity to give them the gift and you... Read More →

The woman who poured expensive perfume on Jesus head didn’t say a word, at least no words are recorded. Those observing her actions had much to say, but what Jesus said is all that’s important. He said, “I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the... Read More →

Near the end of his life David wrote the words we read in Ps 27:23-24. David took a lot of steps between the time he was anointed by Samuel to be the future King of Israel and the time when he was actually anointed as King of Israel. After defeating Goliath, serving in Saul’s... Read More →

We live in overdrive. Our lives are filled with anxiety. Threats all around bring fear into our lives. So much is out of our control, yet we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by all that we hear, see and fear might happen. The reality is that bad things happen, life is... Read More →

The Psalms that David wrote express the outpouring of his heart during some of the worst and best times of his life. When he felt abandoned, he wrote Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? We hear Jesus repeat these heartrending words as he hung on the cross... Read More →

In 1st Samuel 24, we find David hiding in a cave with his men. Saul has been searching for David, trying to kill him. When Saul reaches the cave, he has no idea that David is inside. Saul goes in alone, with no security detail, to use the bathroom. David and company are hiding... Read More →

David is running for his life. Saul is in pursuit and David hides in the cave of Adullam. David is not living the dream that God has placed in his heart. It’s not that he thought the path would be easy to the throne, but after all, God did choose Him and anoint him, and his... Read More →

How we face the battles in life says everything about our heart. When our heart beats in rhythm with God’s heart we do not fight for victory; we fight in victory. Through the Psalms we look at the heart of David as he pours out his praise, his worship, his fear, his anger and his... Read More →