<div> KING DAVID was a complicated,&nbsp;conflicted man of flesh. But too often&nbsp;he is viewed as an Americanized&nbsp;shepherd boy on a Sunday school <br /> felt board or a New Testament saint&nbsp;alongside the Virgin Mary. Not only&nbsp;does this neglect one of the Bible?s&nbsp;most complex stories of sin and <br /> redemption; it also bypasses the&nbsp;gritty life lessons inherent in the&nbsp;amazing true story of David.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Mark Rutland shreds the felt-board&nbsp;character, breaks down the sculpted&nbsp;marble statue, and unearths the&nbsp;real David of the Bible. Both noble <br /> and wretched, neither a saint nor a&nbsp;monster, at times victorious and other&nbsp;times a failure, David was through it&nbsp;all a man after God?s own heart. </div>