2 Samuel 11:1-15

It’s almost as if power and prestige somehow facilitate abusive patterns and protect perpetrators!

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

Scripture does not accept David's behavior for business as usual, and neither should we.

What if all were extended the gift of a second chance?

The story's action words tell us a lot about power and who has it.

Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.

How shrewdly the drama of mixed motives, mixed loyalties, and mixed feelings unfolds.

Robert Barron’s grasp of the complex development of David’s character in 2 Samuel is unsurpassed. And his references to history and literature are more than adornment.

My husband came home one night confused and needing to talk. A friend of his had blown him off at work, and Dan couldn't figure out why. "I was standing there, waiting to talk to him, and he just walked away!" My husband was hurt and remorseful.

I don’t want to identify with David, with this king who knows no limits. But why, pray God, does his arrogance feel so familiar?

In the Bible, forgiveness involves repayment of what is owed. One way to pay down the debt is through charity to the poor.

David Petraeus's failings aren't the same as his biblical namesake's. No one went to die so he could bed Paula Broadwell. Still, we expected more.

David stares at us out of a mirror and shows us our capacity for sinning.