Living Above the Bar: Dr. Don Allen on Rising from Lo-Debar to the King's Table
Dr. Don Allen, senior pastor of Church at War Hill in Dawsonville, Georgia and founder of RLN Global, joins Philip Cameron for a conversation that will challenge every believer who has ever felt dropped, forgotten, or written off. Drawing from the Old Testament account of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel, Dr. Allen unpacks one of the most overlooked details in Scripture: that Jonathan's son was first named Merib-Baal — meaning "contender for the throne" — before a nurse's panic stripped him of that destiny and renamed him Mephibosheth, meaning "isn't it a shame," exiling him to Lo-Debar, the place of no future. Dr. Allen brings this ancient story to life through the real-world transformation of a trafficking survivor, his ministry calls "Pink" — a young woman born addicted, unable to walk or eat, written off educationally, who is now running, thriving, and riding elephants. As a staff member put it, "That's not a transformation. That's born again." The central message is direct: God still calls for you by name, just as King David called for Mephibosheth. When you sit at the King's table, the tablecloth covers every wound, every failure, every drop. Learn more about Dr. Allen's global ministry at donallen.org or rlnglobal.com.
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