At Christmastime, Christians all around the world rejoice in Jesus’ birth. His coming,...

During Advent, believers commemorate Christ’s incarnation and anticipate His promised return. After sin...

Can the hope of Christmas be found in the garden of Eden? Adam...

God’s command was clear: Israel was supposed to destroy the Amalekites. King Saul,...

Partial obedience is still disobedience. Saul learned this lesson the hard way when...

On the heels of victory against the Philistines, Saul found himself waging a...

With God’s help, we can scale a wall! Such faith empowered Jonathan, accompanied...

Trouble was brewing in Israel. As the Philistine army assembled against them, the...

Stepping down from his leadership role, Samuel warned Israel that in demanding a...

As word of the Ammonites reached Saul in 1 Samuel 11, the anointed...

Salvation is the melody line that runs through Scripture, pointing us to Jesus....

Today’s culture exhorts us to be masters of our own destinies, in control...

The time had come for Saul’s private anointing and public proclamation as Israel’s...

Change was on the horizon for Israel as the nation anticipated its new...

As Samuel aged and his succession plan failed, Israel clamored for a new...

At Mizpah, the Israelites received thunderous, dramatic deliverance from their Philistine oppressors. Samuel...

Although the Israelites had rebelled against God’s rule, the Lord mercifully provided a...

Weary of plagues and eager to rid themselves of the ark, the Philistines...

God cannot be defeated, even when His children are. When the Philistines vanquished...

What would Jesus think about Mother’s Day? The brief glimpses provided in Scripture...

Paul wrote to the Colossian believers to assure them of their identity in...

The finality of Christ’s burial left His disciples in a state of fear...

Deserted by His companions, bound, spat upon, beaten, mocked, flogged, and crucified—why did...

The world’s chaos may tempt us to cry out, “Is anyone in charge...

When news of Israel’s defeat reached Eli and his pregnant daughter-in-law, their responses...

Although Paul’s background and accomplishments were impressive, none of that mattered to him...

Everyone experiences disappointment or sadness to some degree. In Psalm 13, David demonstrated...

After years of spiritual famine when the word of the Lord was rare...

God’s Word—the “Sword of the Spirit”—is necessary not only when we come to...