“But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel.” — 1 Samuel 8:19a (ESV) ...  Read More

“And Samuel took a stone and set it up… and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, ‘Till now the Lord has helped us.’”
 — 1 Samuel 7:12 (ESV)...  Read More

Growth Begins When We Look at Jesus“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.” — 2 Corinthians 3:1...  Read More

“And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him.” 1 Samuel 3:19a (ESV) ...  Read More

When God Gets the Glory“My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD.”  1 Samuel 2:1a (ESV)In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. What is oft...  Read More

“For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him.” 1 Samuel 1:27 (ESV) ...  Read More

Look Ahead – A Choice to Rest“Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!” Psalm 55:1 (ESV)In 1968, journalist Studs Terkel interviewed everyday Americans during one of...  Read More

“You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.” Psalm 31:8 (ESV) ...  Read More

“He who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:23 (ESV) ...  Read More

Psalm 28:1-2 (ESV) “To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to yo...  Read More

After saying this, he told him, ‘Follow me.’” (John 21:19, CSB)...  Read More

“Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!” Psalm 149:2–3 (ESV)...  Read More