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2 Samuel 6:1-23 Week 17 : Day 4 by Bill Schneider Sometimes it is hard to understand God’s ways.  God’s wrath broke out against Uzzah when he took hold of the ark to steady it.  On...

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2 Samuel 5:17-25 Week 17 : Day 3 by Bill Schneider  

God encourages us to pray for guidance.  When David prayed, God answered in very specific and amazingly clear ways.  David...

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2 Samuel 5:6-16 Week 17 : Day 2 by Bill Schneider  

Ridicule can easily cause discouragement. The people of God are often subjected to ridicule, and Jesus warned that his followers...

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2 Samuel 5:1-5 Week 17 : Day 1 by Bill Schneider God has a long view of things. He has plans for us, but we often cannot see the end result. God was preparing David to be king for...

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2 Samuel 2:8-3:5 Week 16 : Day 2    written by Jessie Pepper This reading is a reflection on the long-term struggles between the house of David and the house of Saul. Both parties...

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2 Samuel 2:1-7 Week 16 : Day 1    written by Jessie Pepper In the beginning of this reading (2 Samuel 2:4) David finally meets up with his destination, or God’s will, to be king over...

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2 Samuel 1:17-27 Week 15 : Day 5 written by Mary Ayala David is a fascinating character study for all of his contradictions. He was described as “a man after his (the LORD’s) own heart”...

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2 Samuel 1:1-16 Week 15 : Day 4 written by Mary Ayala David’s celebration of the defeat of the Amalekites and the recovery of their plunder is short-lived. Isn’t that often the case...

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1 Samuel 31:1-13 Week 15 : Day 3 written by Mary Ayala I couldn’t resist. After reading this passage about Saul’s shameful end, I had to go back and read about his beginnings. As I read...

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1 Samuel 30:7-31 Week 15 : Day 2    written by Mary Ayala The roller coaster ride continues for David. Having faced the agony of personal loss and the anger of his disenchanted soldiers,...

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1 Samuel 30:1-6 Week 15 : Day 1    written by Mary Ayala A roller coaster of emotions. That’s what this passage feels like to me. When David and his men reach Ziklag, they find it destroyed...

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1 Samuel 29:1-11 Week 14 : Day 5    by Jeremy Wolcott Ever feel like Job? You know, like you’ve done the best you can with everything you have, like you’ve been faithful and obedient...

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1 Samuel 28:3-25 Week 14 : Day 4    by Jeremy Wolcott Stories like the one we read yesterday have a tendency to leave a bad taste in my mouth. I think it’s really just due to the smallness...

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1 Samuel 27:1-28:2 Week 14 : Day 3    by Jeremy Wolcott I'll come right out and admit it: today's reading is tough.  I find a lot of times that it's too easy to look at the life of...

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1 Samuel 26:1-25; Romans 12:17-21 Week 14 : Day 2    by Jeremy Wolcott Every so often when I stumble across verses like James 1.2-5—where James encourages his readers to rejoice in...

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1 Samuel 25:1-44 Week 14 : Day 1 by Jeremy Wolcott Sometimes (okay, really often) I wonder about the decisions I make. You know, whether I picked the right career path (I mean, after...

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1 Samuel 24:1-22; Romans 13:1-7 Week 13 : Day 5 by Jack Staversky Does God test us? In this passage it seems David was tested. Saul had been pursuing him all over the countryside trying...

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1 Samuel 23:14-29 Week 13 : Day 4 by Jack Staversky Saul continued to pursue David, and the tribe which inhabited the area where David hid planned to betray him. In this passage, the...

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