All tagged David and Goliath

I Samuel 17:38-40 Put on Your Own Clothes

I Samuel 17:38-40 Put on Your Own Clothes

Crystal Olp

My view from "The Chair" this morning - I Samuel 17:38-40.  At the start of my teaching career, I allowed a "Seasoned" kindergarten teacher to "help me'.  This was fine at first, but then she started bringing me her clothes.  I'm sure you've seen the appliqued "teacher" jumpers and sweatshirts with the apples, funky children with disproportionate heads, and yellow school buses.  I felt obligated to wear them, so I did.  Now mind you, I had a degree in clothing and textiles and LOVED the Audrey Hepburn look.   I was completely as miserable as a caged cat in these denim, appliqued jumpers.  Yes, just pause for a moment and have a good giggle.  After a month of this, I realized what the problem really was.  Even though I greatly admired her and wanted to emulate her, the clothes just made me as cranky as an ant with hemorrhoids. 

Exodus 4:2 What is in Your Hand?

Exodus 4:2 What is in Your Hand?

Crystal Olp

My view from "The Chair" this morning - Exodus 4:2.   Usually, my eyes glide over simple things as I'm reading, but this morning my eyes and heart have become fixated on this verse and all the implications of it.  God asks a simple question of Moses, "What's in your hand?"  If I had to guess, I would think Moses was thinking to himself, "A stick, really.  All this shepherd's staff really is, is a glorified stick of wood."  I know that's what I would've been thinking.  Yet, God gives him precise directions that involve the stick.  God chooses to use the menial stick in Moses's hand to demonstrate His power. Know what though?