We continue with tips to help you become a lifelong student of scripture. Just one tip today. Read it with the understanding it is one story with one message.

Last week I hoped to inspire you to become a lifelong student of scripture. Today I hope to give you some tips to make your beginning a little easier. (or your next step if you've already begun)

How do we know discipleship is happening?

It's all about trajectory. Is improving scriptural literacy one of the trajectories we see among the disciples of Christ?

In a life full of important actions and beautiful words, what actions and words would David find important enough to make his last on the public stage?

Of all the things we've seen in David's life, the good, the bad, the ugly, there is one beautiful thing which is consistent

With apologies for less than stellar audio on this one. We had some technical difficulties with the recording. The most infamous acts of David. What can we learn from them?

Two different distractions lead to the two lowest points in David's life. American Christians face both distractions regularly today. Paul prayed over the same concern for the Corinthians Christians. Apparently this is something worth being aware of, and wary of.

We return to our series on David with what is possibly the best picture (among many beautiful pictures) of God's Grace in the Old Testmanet. A short story with a powerful punch.

David wants to give something special to God and God says no in the most amazing way!

2 Corinthians 1 is one of my favorite passages and Kevin Megil is one of my favorite guest speakers, so here's a treat where we combine both of them. Kevin is not only my brother, but also one of our Focus Group Leaders at Focus Church .