Family First

“Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.” 1 Samuel 2:12
As a priest, Eli mentored Samuel; however, Eli’s failure to lead his family eventually led to his downfall as a religious leader. This revered judge in Israel failed to disc…

Hope Floats

“Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.” Psalm 16:9

Writer Mark Twain said: “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that yo…

Swallow Your Pride or Be Swallowed Up

“And Moses said: ‘By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will. If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent…

A Brother is More Than Only Blood

“Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth . . . So he shall be your spoke…

Tool Time

“If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to m…