And David sent and inquired about the woman. This story of adultery includes a pregnancy and two deaths. It's easy blame David, but Bathsheba made some bad choices, too. They don't like to hear that there are all kinds of choices that can lead to being pregnant and abandoned. Too often, we don't want to be responsible for our choices.
Nothing is ever our fault.
When told that it might be wise to be more modest, the girls laugh. That's not what they see in thousands of media images or hear at school or the mall. They know where they're leading the guys. In The Son, one of a cluster of national conferences run by Presbyterians For Renewal. More than 800 attended this week's sessions, which have been held on this island for two decades.