Brick Ruth, Chapter 2

So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech. Ruth 2 Inspired by Brendan Powell Smith’s work with the Brick Bible, my dad and I decided to use the Lego […]

Brick Ruth, Chapter 1

After they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband. Ruth 1 Inspired by Brendan Powell Smith’s work with the Brick Bible, my dad and I decided to use the Lego blocks we had at our disposal to create one […]

One Soul, Part 7: David

My nights spent hiding in the field were torturous. I wanted to know what was going on. I needed to know that Jonathan was okay. What if King Saul took his rage against me out on his son? I would never forgive myself if Jonathan had been hurt. On the morning of the third day, […]

One Soul, Part 6: Saul

Nobody had seen or heard from David since my last failed attempt to end his life. But certainly, he wouldn’t miss the new moon feast. This would give me opportunity to learn of his whereabouts and prepare my next attack. This time, I would not fail! On the first day of the feast, David was […]

One Soul, Part 5: Jonathan

My life felt as if it was ending. Seeing David marry my sister Michal was bad enough. My stomach boiled with envy thinking about the two of them together. And now David was gone. He had to flee because my father was paranoid about losing the throne and wanted to kill him. He wanted his […]

The Cyclical Nature of Violence

I was a concubine. A Levite man kept me for his sexual pleasure without giving me the rights that a wife would have. I was treated as nothing more than a body. So, I ran away. I went back to my father’s house to escape sexual abuse. But the Levite stalked me. He came to my […]

One Soul, Part 4: Michal

I couldn’t believe that my older sister Merab didn’t want to marry David. He was amazing! So strong and talented – even more so than my father! When my father said he was going to offer me to David in marriage, I was amazed at my fortune. Instead of being pawned off in some politically […]

One Soul, Part 3: David

“Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” King Saul smiled down at me, his hand on his daughter’s shoulder. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It felt as though just yesterday I had been a poor […]

One Soul, Part 2: Saul

At first, I was thrilled to have David join my army. He would make me look even better, I reasoned. He would make all my exploits successful, which turned out to be true. He was incredibly successful. But he did nothing for my image. If anything, he stole the nation’s admiration that was supposed to […]

One Soul, Part 1: Jonathan

I had never seen anything like it. A young man from Bethlehem showed up on the battleground and single-handedly slayed the Philistine giant. We were all too afraid to fight him, even my father the king. But this man defeated the giant with nothing more than a slingshot. “Abner,” my father snapped, eyes glued to […]