A weak man

After 1 Samuel 23-24 

A weak man 

fears his servant. 

A weak man 

is jealous of his 

servant’s success.

A weak man 

convinces himself 

that his servant

is a threat and 

must be destroyed. 

A weak man ignores

real threats to hurt

the servant he fears.

A weak man sacrifices

his throne, sacrifices

his family, sacrifices

his life.

 

Photograph by Romuald Charpentier via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

Frequency: Hearing God Speak Above the Waves – poem by Jody Lee Collins. 

 

Are We Slow to Speak and Rush to Judgment on Social Media? – Randy Alcorn at Eternal Perspective Ministries.

 

The Collision of Joy and Tragedy – Melissa Edgington at Your Mom Has a Blog.

 

Sweetness and Light – David Torkington at The Imaginative Conservative.

Betrayed and hunted

After 1 Samuel 23-24 

No good deed goes

unpunished, as he 

learns for saving

a city. He knows

only because he

asks in prayer, 

prayer answered if

not with welcome

news. So he prays

and waits. He’s

chased and hunted,

and he prays, and

he waits. He never

anticipates; he never

asks without seeking

and receiving, 

his answer. If

the news is

unwelcome,

he accepts

it anyway.

 

Photograph by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

Expand Your Family at Church – Marissa Martinez at The Gospel Coalition.

 

On Knowing Your Responsibilities – O. Alan Noble at You Are Not Your Own.

 

20 Inspiring Christian Documentaries – Brett McCracken at The Gospel Coalition.

 

Doubters Like Me – Melissa Edgington at Your Mom Has a Blog.