The One Minute Devotion

David’s adulterous affair with Bathsheba is a painful study in how a godly man can succumb to temptation (2 Samuel…

Given David’s giftedness—he was a musician, a poet, a fearless warrior and an inspiring leader—it is hard to imagine that…

While writing “East of Eden,” John Steinbeck began each day’s work with a letter to Pascal Covici, his friend and…

Behind Albrecht Durer’s famous etching, “Praying Hands,” is the story of two friends. They were very poor and had to…

The measure of Jonathan’s commitment to David was his willingness to give up the throne that was rightfully his. The…

When Jonathan gave David his royal robe (1 Samuel 18:4), it was a symbolic gesture depicting his willingness to give…

When Jonathan gave David his weapons—his sword, his bow, and his belt—he made himself vulnerable. He was at David’s mercy.…

When Jonathan disrobed, he made himself transparent to David. It was his way of saying that he had nothing to…

Jonathan understood that if his friendship with David was to survive it had to be a covenant relationship. Better than…

1 Samuel 18:1 says, “Jonathan became one in spirit with David…” That oneness of spirit might well be called chemistry,…