David was a man after God\'s own heart .
Yet in other ways he was a most ordinary man?often gripped by destructive passion, rocked by family chaos and personal tragedy, and motivated by poli.
In many ways he was a most extraordinary man?intelligent, handsome, abundantly gifted as a poet, musician, warrior, and administrator.
What does it mean to be someone ``after God\'s own heart?`` David, Old Testament Shepherd, king, and psalmist, offers an answer in the shape of his own life. . .
David was a man after God\'s own heart