Month: January 2025

Saul sits in his tent. The squeak of the polishing cloth, his armor bearer buffing his battlefield attire, irritates him because it reminds him that he is the one a head taller than anyone else in Israel, that he is the one the people chose to fight for them, that he is the only one […]

David finds smooth stones in the valley. He carries none with him in the shepherd’s bag. Perhaps he didn’t anticipate the valley – it appears that he didn’t even know whole giant-defies-Israel scenario was going on when his father sent him to feed his critical brothers. He carried what a shepherd would carry but didn’t […]

God is showing off the preparation of David, not the giant; but Saul the king like the other nations, sees war with the eyes of the world: “You can’t face the giant because he has been preparing for battle for years. You haven’t had any preparation at all.” [Duh. Refer to previous posts about “How […]

Note that David enters the valley of the giant equipped with a shepherd’s stick, bag, and sling. While we often make a pretty big deal about this because it plays into the “david vs goliath” scenario that has become a cliche, the reality is that David enters the valley of the giant with “what brung […]

“Vetting” was originally the use of the shortened term for a veterinarian applied to the action or activity associated with examining a racehorse to determine the animal’s condition prior to it participating in a race. The horse was said to have been “vetted” because of this veterinarian “OK.” In business, “vetted” means ‘a comprehensive and […]

Moses has been walking on this land for 40 years leading sheep with a stick in his hand and a destiny in his belly. Then, a common bush becomes uncommon, the land becomes holy, and the stick becomes the rod of God. God doesn’t say that He just showed up to make the land holy. […]

The Bible often depicts spiritual conditions and character with animals. Beginning with satan and the serpent, a continuous line of animals are used to describe the traits of demon spirits as well as the finer qualities of believers. Why? Better question: Should be look at spiritual beings and their traits with these same insights today, […]

Have you ever noticed someone accusing you of the very thing they are doing themselves? This is a more advanced or intricate work of the political spirit. Projection, as this might be termed, is actually a learned defense mechanism based upon the reactions of people to a person’s own pattern of behavior. “Before attributing thoughts […]

Recently, this theme flowed across the surface of the public consciousness like a ripple of tsunami working across the surface of the sea. Because the media is now playing a serious game of “Gotcha” with all leaders, winners, and achievers who stand in the spotlight, the higher standard serves their interests. (This interest seldom serves […]

“You blind guides, filtering out a gnat while swallowing down a camel!” Blindness is simply lack of sight, but it is more than optics. Blindness can be total or selective. Blindness can occur when they eyes have 20/20 vision. Blindness can be a choice, an avoidance behavior, a coping mechanism, a darkness sought out between […]