Monday Book : Leap Over a Wall...

this Wednesday, we are entering into a teaching series, where we will hang out for the entirety of this school year, on the life of David.

i am incredibly excited about this journey! the potential i see for learning and growth is huge. so much of the potential lies in the fact that it is a massive story that we get to enter into...and that it is not just a far off story that happened, but that it is story that can and does become our story.

the book that has really inspired me to do this series is a book by Eugene Peterson (the author of the Message), called Leap Over A Wall. it is a great book. a fresh, refreshing and challenging look at the story of David.

here is a great quote about entering into the entirety of the story:

"The David story, like most other Bible stories, presents us not with a polished ideal to which we aspire but with a rough-edged actuality in which we see humanity being formed - the God presence in the earth/human conditions. The David story immerses us in a reality that embraces the entire range of humanness, stretching from the deep interior of our souls to the farthest reach of our imaginations."

he goes on to say at the end of this paragraph:

"But David's importance isn't in his morality or his military prowess but in his experience of and witness to God. Every event in his life was a confrontation with God."

i am excited...it is going to be a fun journey.

if you are interested in listening along to the teachings, you can find them on our website at www.digdeeper.org.