When I was young, David was a larger-than-life character in the Bible-- the killer of lion, bear, giant, and "his ten thousands." He was a shepherd boy who became a king, and "the writer of the Psalms." But then came a time of reassessment. Much of the Biblical record of David's later life was pretty …
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They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait
<For those who don't know, the Title is from the last line of the sonnet by John Milton, "On His Blindness"> The Book of the Judges in the Bible tells the story of Gideon and the Midianites. Anyone unfamiliar with the story is certainly invited to look it up. But in the story, God called …