On Sunday, June 29th, 2025, Johann Funk spoke on "Abigail: Fearless champion for peace". When David was being hunted by Saul for forty years, he encountered a wealthy and wicked man named Nabal (he was probably a narcissist). When he sought help from Nabel, he was instead met with accusations that David was an "unfaithful servant" who lived by extortion. In his rage, David had prepared to kill Nabel and all his male servants when Nabel's wife Abigail stopped him in the middle of the road and pleaded for mercy. Abigail herself was not under direct danger (she knew that it was just Nabel and the male servants who were under threat), but she put herself in harm's way. Through her nonviolent peace-making, she sowed the seeds of generosity, humility, and faithful resistance. [JL]
