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Lessons from King David: Self-Deception, Honesty, and Spiritual Development

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

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The Wholeness of David Is One of the Truest Narratives in the Old Testament

I tend to come to the scriptures expecting a hero story, a narrative about how wonderful the prophet or the king or the leader is. And this is so powerful in what nathan does. It's so powerful in taking the beloved and showing him and calling him outm in a way that makes him, makes him an every man. What you're doing here, jenifer, someone i can relate to. David thatat that says some weird things, wut. There's deep beauty and freedom in honesty and contrition, right? Like, it's this thing, like, sometimes when i've come into those moments myself, they hurt so much. But there's also a beauty

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