(SSS* Week 5) David defeated the champion Goliath with a sling and a stone. Then, thanks to Jonathan’s loyalty, his own quickness, his wife Michal’s fidelity, and Samuel’s protection, he managed to escape King Saul’s attempts to murder him four times! Prior to these two significant events in the life of David, we are told of yet another character building interaction. David was sent by his father Jesse to see how his brothers were doing. Once he reached their camp, he heard for himself Continue Reading
Why Did You Eat My Food?
(SSS* - Week 1) It was a Friday evening. I was going to have the house all to myself. On several random occasions that day, I shared with my co-workers that while relaxing was golden in and of itself, what I was most looking forward to was finishing off a shrimp dish I had brought home from dinner at one of my favorite restaurants the evening before. I had gotten too full to complete it then. But, I was more than ready for it on this night! I left work, got home, and changed Continue Reading
Let’s Try It Together
One day I received a call at the pharmacy from a customer asking me to fill her “liver medicine.” “Liver medicine?” I asked. “Yes, those pills I take for my liver,” she explained. Given that I knew she was not taking any “liver pills,” I decided to look through her profile, recite the names of each medication listed, and try to figure out which one she was mistaking to be “for her liver.” My hope was that she will hear the name and say, “yeah, that one.” “Ok, ma’am, I see Simvastatin, for Continue Reading