About this episode

This episode explores the friendship between David and Jonathan and compares it to the relationship between Maverick and Goose in Top Gun.

Welcome back to Closing The Distance: Where Faith Meets Life. In this episode, we continue in the new Summer Series: Sidekicks! Rev. Morgan Burge and Rev. Jeff Meyers sit down and talk about the friendship between David and Jonathan. This episode is filled with understanding Jonathan's role in David's story in the book of Samuel, how Jonathan being a spy was a good thing, and how their friendship compares to the friendship between Maverick and Goose in the 80's film, Top Gun. If this episode blessed you in any way, and you'd like to support us, you can do so at: roswellpres.org/give Special Guest: Rev. Jeff Meyers, Senior Pastor.

People in this episode

Host: Rev. Morgan Burge

Guest: Rev. Jeff Meyers

Topics covered

• friendship
• faith
• David and Jonathan
• Summer Series
• Sidekicks
• comparison to Top Gun

Keywords

• David
• Jonathan
• friendship
• faith
• Top Gun
• Summer Series
• Sidekicks

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Top Gun

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