“The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord ’s anointed. As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.” (1 Samuel 26:23-24 NIV) A […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 26 – Reinforcing the LessonOK dear reader, I need you to follow me on a little journey in this entry. I really enjoy watching episodes of Columbo. There’s little doubt that he is still my favourite television detective, just beating Sherlock Holmes and Detective Robert Goren of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. I don’t claim to be a walking […]
Read More I Would Have Got Away With It If …David said to Abigail, “Praise be to the Lord , the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands. (1 Samuel 25:32-33 NIV) One of my favourite women […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 25 – When A Wise Woman WorksReading about the life and times of characters in the Bible is fascinating. Going through the book of 1 Samuel a chapter a day gets me embroiled in the ups, downs, ebbs and flows of some pivotal people in the life of the nation of Israel. Seeing similar themes present there that takes place today […]
Read More Why It’s Good Reading About LifeHe said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord ’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord .” (1 Samuel 24:6 NIV) Considering his situation, it’s understandable why those around him urged him to take that […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 24 – Right Where You Want HimNot long ago I was reflecting on partnerships and now it’s so appropriate to consider teamwork in the light of another humbling experience. I have not played competitive sport for years. I love to watch it, read about it, offer my outstanding analysis on it, but I recognised a long time ago those were my […]
Read More Reflecting on TeamworkThe chase is on. King Saul is taking matters into his own hands and is intent on tracking down David like he’s on a hunt. Meanwhile David and his band on the run, have some fascinating adventures featuring the leading of God. It’s charming isn’t it. A city comes under attack from the Philistines, you […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 23 – Rock of PartingIt’s funny for me to reflect on ten years of blogging and remember how that span covers the time that I worked at the North Staffordshire YMCA. Funny in the sense that I didn’t write a lot about it at the time. I don’t doubt that were I working there now I would certainly be […]
Read More Reflecting on PartnershipsA lot of what appears normal and regular now started off not being that way at all. Working patterns today would baffle people a couple of centuries ago. Same with what goes for eating patterns. Some apply value judgments on those changes, sometimes it’s worth doing that, yet how we respond to these changes expresses […]
Read More UnconventionalDavid took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath. (1 Samuel 21:12 NIV) You do what it takes to survive. What a tumultuous life it had been of late for David. From tending the sheep and developing his songwriting, he was brought to prominence by God’s call on […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 21 – Man on the Run
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