Author Archives: Plymothian

David does not go unpunished for his taking of Uriah the Hittite’s wife.  the murder of Uriah and his wife are played out within David’s own house and David shows his guilt by paralysis.  Amnon rapes his sister.  This is … Continue reading →

Republican candidate Herman Cain is fighting off allegations from a number of women that he abused positions of power by abusing and harrassing them.  The details in the news are quite graphic of the nature odf the allegations.  We find … Continue reading →

My wife’s father was a cripple.  It surprised me sometimes to hear him comment on American football games and if someone dropped a catch he’d call them a ‘cripple’.  There was an irony there that I think that he intended, … Continue reading →

When I was growing up I liked collecting medals.  I won medals for soccer, Bible recitation, running, and athletics.  I thought of them as giving me worth in some way.  My father had raised me with the ‘no-one-remembers-second’ mentality and … Continue reading →

About 2 Samuel 7 Bill T. Arnold Writes: This text illustrates through the life of David once again the nature of evangelical faith.  By this I mean the way the narrative is blended into its portarayal of David a desire … Continue reading →

There is a song that youth have been singing for a while now.  It is called Undignified http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQeNVXY6ZIc by David Crowder.  When I have been with junior highers there has been some slam-dancing and the church becomes a mosh pit.  … Continue reading →

Bob Marley made Zion famous again when I was growing up.  He held up Zion as an image of freedom and hope.  The Jewish people are derided as ‘Zionist’ by their neighbours.  As an accusation, Zionism is een as a … Continue reading →

Ishbosheth was killed.  His murderers thought they were doing David a fsvour.  In a sense they were.  By removing the heir of Saul David’s claim to the throne was strengthened.  However, David did not approve of the way two men … Continue reading →

A lot of American movies, especially action movies, focus on revenge.  Revenge is attractive because it leaves room for justice to run its course.  If we repay a crime we are dishing out punishment.  If a life is taken and … Continue reading →