I was in the seventh grade, sitting in art class.  We sat at tables instead of desks, four to each station.  And with my head down, I doodled on my art project, trying to eaves-drop on the conversation happening around me. See, my older, High School-aged brother had visited my Middle School that morning for reasons I can’t recall– some sort of project with

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to know some people who’ve struggled with addictions– Substance abuse, alcoholism.  I’ve known people on the verge of killing themselves and wrecking their families.  And . . . I’ve known people who’ve done tremendous work kicking those addictions and saving themselves in the process. And I would say nine times out of ten, there

I’m continuing my little character study on Saul out of the book of 1 Samuel . . . taking a look at what made him tick.  And as I’ve said before, I think Saul’s story and eventual downfall were a result of some deep-rooted insecurities.  Last time, we looked at Saul’s family history, all of the baggage that came with being a

As I mentioned in my introductory post, I’m working on a character study of Saul called “The Real Saul.”  Of course, when I say Saul, I don’t mean the Saul of the New Testament who also went by “Paul.”  I mean the Old Testament Saul from the book of 1 Samuel. . . the one who was king, and tried to harpoon David

Several years ago, I wrote a series of posts on a previous blog I authored, called “The Real Saul.”  I decided to reintroduce and re-vamp those posts today after reading through the book of 1 Samuel.  I am always challenged by Saul’s story, and so I thought I’d share some of my observations that I first wrote about seven years