Best friend to Jonathan, King Saul’s son. Religious. Ruled Israel for 40 years. ... David was used by God as the standard all other kings were compared to after him.

David, no fool he, thanks God effulgently for the blessings, flatters Him lavishly, and promises, in the purplest possible language, to build Him a house in Jerusalem. Update, Nov. 2, 2006 : Whoops!

Jesus said, “You are my friends if you do what I command” (John 15:14).). All Christians should want to be friends with God. But how good of a friend are we when we sin and grieve the Holy Spirit ...

David Gibson, author of The Coming Catholic Church (HarperSanFrancisco, 2003), has written an excellent piece on the American Catholic theologian David Tracy in the Jan. 29 issue of Commonweal. It ...

God’s Friends are My Friends. The Precedent for Intercessory Prayer. Fra Angelico, “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs” (c. 1423-24) (photo: Public Domain) ...