Posts Tagged “goliath”

May 21 2008

David and Goliath: None of This Makes Sense

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The Need to Know

 

Written by Jim Guffey, April 17, 2005

 

 

 

There is in the Bible a story we’ve all heard. It’s the story of David and Goliath. It’s a really cool story but let me share with you some things that came to my mind as I watched the cartoon with the kids in church today.

The story is simple. The Israelites were on one side and the Philistines on the other. There was to be a great fight. But on the Philistines side was a champion named Goliath, who just happened to be a giant. And rather than fight army against army Goliath issued this challenge:

1 Sa 17:10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies

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May 20 2008

Walking in the Valley of the Shadow of Death

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I Will Fear No Evil?

Written in Guatemala

July 16, 2006

Two weeks ago in Guatemala, I woke up one morning thinking about the 23rd Psalm. But I couldn’t get past the first verse:

Ps 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. It just sounded too simple. The Lord is the shepherd and I am one of his sheep. I follow him; he takes care of me. I follow him. He

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