Book of 1 Samuel – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Day of Reckoning: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 31)

People tend to tell the story of reversals of fortune in terms of the hero's or heroine's

There are times in a leader's life when it seems everything is against him or her

Sometimes our self-made solutions to our problems are dependent on our own abilities,

Enemies can be relentless and even prophetic. David understands this. Then the Ziphites

We tell ourselves things in times of stress and trouble. That is to say, we don't

When you get power, when you are exalted by God, how do you handle your power? How

1 Samuel is an account of how God humbles the arrogant and exalts the humble. David

In a sense, I was not rescued. But the consequences were still obviously part of

I distinctly remember God putting on my heart the need for ministry to men at my

It is only when our adversaries seem incapable of withstanding that we find God to

David is on the run from Saul and in great danger of being killed. How would you

I love the movie Bridge of Spies with Tom Hanks playing the lawyer, James B. Donovan,

To whom do you attribute rescue? My son-in-law was in a terrible car accident a couple

I remember in my grade school years our next door neighbor who was a year younger

We've all had pangs of jealousy, have we not? We see someone who is getting the affection