This past week James Skinner came to the institute to speak on the Kingdom Era of the Bible. The Kingdom era details the formation of Israel into a monarchy and the events that take place during this period of time. My biggest takeaway from this week was from King David. David has always been one of my favorite figures in the Bible. Him being called a man after God's own heart is something that I have always strived to emulate. However, I learned more this week about his shortcomings than anything else. David was involved deeply with some serious sins. Yet God still calls him a man after His own heart. I was just encouraged by this thought. Even though I have messed up over and over and humans have messed up over and over we still have a loving God who sent His son for us.