The Power of Praise
2 Samuel 22 records David’s song of praise. Remember what David has come through. Remember all that we have read over the last couple of months. It’s been tough. He’s been hunted down. He’s...
Author: Helen Redfern
Role models Watoto style
Today my head is spinning with the words of the songs and speeches of the Watoto choir performance and my heart is full of having a wonderful Ugandan man Richard in our home with...
Years and years….
We left David and his family in a pretty terrible place – family life doesn’t get much worse than that. David’s son Absalom has killed his brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar. Absalom...
Time to uncover a cover up
A scene based on the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 We’re all aware of the reality of covering up and not reporting child abuse in families and institutions across our land. It’s...
Picking up the pieces…..
We left David a couple of days ago with his life in pieces. He has been confronted with his wrongdoing. He has had to face up to the consequences of his actions. We can...
Heart-shattered lives……
Of course, we all know that everything single thing that we do has consequences – far-reaching consequences – for ourselves and for other people. This has been described as the butterfly effect – In...
Infidelity unpacked….
I knew what was coming. The next couple of chapters are the most well-known part of 2 Samuel and I could feel them getting closer. And I was dreading tackling this issue. My dad’s...
When kindness is rejected…..
We see David again showing kindness in the very next chapter – 2 Samuel 10. Well trying to, anyway. In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun...
Kindness in a cruel world
Kids can be so cruel, can’t they? It was ever thus. I expect you can remember be teased at school for something or another. Other kids can always find something to tease you about....
Integrity matters
The Lord gave David victory wherever he went. 2 Samuel 8:6 and 14 We don’t find this easy to understand, do we? The brutality of it all. Philistines, Moabites, the people of Zobah, Edom,...
