Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Consider the life and death of Absalom. He was David’s third son and possibly his favorite of his older group of sons. He inherited David’s good looks—and other less admirable attributions.… Continue reading “My Son Absalom!”
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“This Is the One”
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said,… Continue reading “This Is the One”
The Blessing and Responsibility of Anointment
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” (1 Samuel 16:12, NRSVCE) He was only a shepherd boy; a good-looking one, to be sure,… Continue reading The Blessing and Responsibility of Anointment
Patience: That Elusive Virtue
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Have you played the phone game? You know, the one where everyone at dinner puts their smart phones in a pile. First one to extract his or hers has to… Continue reading Patience: That Elusive Virtue