Renewal

Samuel 1 21:13 So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence.  He scratched marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard.

    I took a long break. I'm sorry. Easter and spring are times of renewal and I hope that this will spark a new fire in my belly to continue this challenge. I was given sparkly new books and amazon gift certificates for my birthday and so put my bible aside. Today, I picked it up. I felt guilty but happy that it was a good time for second chances.  And so I start again and, though I am angry and ashamed of myself for letting this lull happen, will not let myself change my behavior before you like David.

Sticks and Stones

1 Samuel 17:49-50


And David put his hand into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground.Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David's hand.

And thus David proved the the old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." Up until he killed the Philistine they were smack talking like CRAZY. No one cared and it didn't hurt anyone but as soon as David broke out the stones somebody got killed. Anyone want to start an Anti-Stone Organization and push some legislation through against these scary giant killing weapons? 

Music Soothes the Soul...I mean Saul

Music Soothes the Soul Saul

    It has always been my opinion that music can fix any problem. Perhaps it's naive, but whenever I've had a rough day if I turn on a bit of classical music I calm down right away and am able to look at the day with fresh eyes. I never thought I would find proof in the bible of this mystery but it seems I was wrong.

1 Samuel 16:23 And whenever the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand, and Saul would be relieved and feel better, and the evil spirit would depart from him.





What do you like to listen to when you've had a rough day?

Have I been reading the bible too long....

or does this make sense?

1 Samuel 15:33 But Samuel said, "As your sward has made women childless, so your mother shall be childless among women."


This quote made me think about the death penalty. I never really knew how I felt before and I'm not sure if after reading about all the death and destruction in the bible whether I'm just becoming desensitized to harsh punishment or not. What do you think about the death penalty?

I found two maps while looking up information. The first is a map of how many people each state has executed since 1976. Notice Texas.

The second is a map of which states have used the death penalty since 2000.

Just thought I would provide a bit of information that might help you make your choice. I am curious about others opinions. I'm, also, frustrated for not being sure about my own decision.

No wonder Ichabod Crane was so messed up...

I Samuel 4:20-21 As she was about to die, the women attending her said to her, "Do not be afraid, for you have borne a son." But she did not answer or give heed. She named the child Ichabod meaning, "The glory has departed from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.


Why would you name your son something so sad? I realize that she is dying. I understand that she feels as though she's dying on the inside as well because of her Father-in-Law and Husband's work. But doesn't naming your son something like that set him up for being hated his whole life? He is now a reminder to everyone around him that the ark of God is gone. The kids at school don't even need to come up with nicknames to make fun of him... Poor Ichabod.

If anyone has any insight into this, please, let me know.

Love Speech

Shortly after finishing the book Twilight (Yes, I read Twilight. Ask me what I thought of it sometime.) I came across this beautiful speech in the Bible. I thought how great it was to be reading so much about love in one week!

"Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. ¹⁷ Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me."

I have omitted the book because I want you out there in internetland to guess. Who says this? Who do they say it to? Good luck!

P.S. Don't cheat... or if you do admit it, cheater.

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No picture for this one. Just read this. I can't believe it. Just read it. Ew. Just read it.

Judges 19:22-30

22 While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.” 23 Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this act of folly. 24 “Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please let me bring them out that you may ravish them and do to them whatever you wish. But do not commit such an act of folly against this man.” 25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them; and they raped her and abused her all night until morning, then let her go at the approach of dawn. 26 As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until full daylight.
27 When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold. 28 He said to her, “Get up and let us go,” but there was no answer. Then he placed her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his home. 29 When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel. 30 All who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen from the day when the sons of Israel came up from the land of Egypt to this day. Consider it, take counsel and speak up!”

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