Tag: Old Testament
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Day 147: David and Hamilton (Psalm 127:1-2)
What do King David and Alexander Hamilton have in common? More than I realized. As I read the closing chapters of 1 Chronicles, I began to see David not merely as a warrior or poet, but as a nation builder creating systems and structures that would outlive him. And suddenly, I found myself thinking about…
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Day 146: King James, The Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Case of the Missing Couplet (Psalm 145)
Did modern Bible translations “add” a missing verse to Psalm 145? Not exactly.
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Day 145: Gonna Lay Down My Burdens (1 Chronicles 23:25-26)
1 Chronicles 23, David announces something remarkable: “The LORD… has given rest to his people.” The wandering years were over. The burdens could finally be laid down. Yet the Levites were not without purpose. The wearying work ended, but the work of worship continued. Maybe that is what heaven will be like—not the end of…
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Day 137: My Father is Peace (2 Samuel 18:33)
But even in the wailing, Scripture whispers a deeper truth: the Father of Peace has not abandoned us.
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Day 135: When Doing Nothing Costs You Everything
Sometimes the greatest danger in leadership is not making the wrong decision. It’s refusing to make one at all.
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Day 134: The Lexicon of Restoration (Psalm 51)
God’s vocabulary of grace is deeper than our vocabulary of sin.