David teaches Old Testament at Biblical Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He has done short-term missions work in Hawaii, Nigeria, Mexico, and inner-city Newark, New Jersey, and lived in England for six years.
Many people think of God as wrathful, smiting people for no apparent reason. The Old Testament seems to portray God as malevolent, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice.
While people in power have been covering up sexual abuse for millennia, the Bible boldly records the tragic stories of Sarah, Hagar, two Tamars, and Bathsheba.
