Jesus warns every married couple about trying to undo what God has done by pursuing divorce as an escape from our struggles and from the unshakeable and unconditional covenant faithfulness that God calls us to demonstrate in Christ.

Since marriage is a covenant relationship, we, as followers of Christ, are called to imitate God's own covenant faithfulness with our spouse.

God's definition of marriage is very different from our culture's definition. And definitions matter!

The story of the Jesus, the Pharisee Simon, and the sinful woman, challenges all of us to ask, "How much have I been forgiven?", and "How much love has this inspired in me?"

God's choice of David as king reminds of the disturbing and wonderful truth that God sees our hearts.

Saul's repentance in I Samuel 15 has all the tell-tale signs of being a counterfeit.

Saul's failure to follows God's command stemmed from his falure to see that inciomplete obedience is always the same as complete disobedience.

The reality of the church as God's family not only brings comfort, but also a calling for every member to be involved in the family business: the work of ministry.

Paul's 'purpose statement' in I Timothy should link us to what God says about the church as a family in the rest of this letter, and also throughout the rest of Scripture.

Many might write Saul off as an historical reject, but his kingly failures are a critical reminder for us about our condition because of sin.