Posts from May 2026

David’s Dysfunctional Family – David and the Gibeonites

2 Samuel 21:1-14 Years ago, a small town had a well that supplied water toeveryone. Generations depended on it.One day, a respected leader in the town secretly divertedwaste into the ground upstream from the well. At the time,no one noticed. Life went on. The leader eventually died, andthe decision was buried with him.Years later, something…

Mother’s Day 2026

Proverbs 31:1-31 A young mother lived in Detroit, raising two boys on herown in a world that felt designed to see them fail. Sheworked three jobs—cleaning houses and doinglaundry—often leaving before dawn and returning longafter dark.One day, she noticed her sons’ grades were slipping. Shedidn’t just lecture them; she took action.She limited their television time…

David’s Dysfunctional Family – David’s Kindness

2 Samuel 19:16-40 During the American Civil War, President AbrahamLincoln appointed Edwin Stanton as his Secretaryof War. What makes this remarkable is thatStanton had once publicly ridiculed Lincoln—callinghim a “fool, ” a “buffoon,” and unfit for leadership.Lincoln knew all of this.Yet Lincoln still chose Stanton, not because ofpersonal affection, but because he believed Stantonwas the…