Eli, the high priest at the beginning of Samuel's life, had a rough go of it parenting. He did some stuff ok, some stuff not so good. In his story, we're given tools for parenting (and mentoring) well.

The Israelites demanded that God replace Samuel with a king. And both God and Samuel were heartbroken. Why did God feel the need to give so many warning signs when it came to them having a king? What do warning signs mean in our lives?

The Israelites demanded that God replace Samuel with a king. And both God and Samuel were heartbroken. Why did God feel the need to give so many warning signs when it came to them having a king? What do warning signs mean in our lives?

The Israelites lost the Ark of the Covenant and it took them years to get it back. It's a crazy, sad story that teaches us about worship and how our worship has to be focused on God completely.

The Israelites lost the Ark of the Covenant and it took them years to get it back. It's a crazy, sad story that teaches us about worship and how our worship has to be focused on God completely.

Saul was Israel's 1st King...and he was a mess. His life was filled with self and sometimes that left him overinflated and other times pretty deflated. His life points us to good news though: Jesus wants to fill us and that will allow to live good lives.

Saul was Israel's 1st King...and he was a mess. His life was filled with self and sometimes that left him overinflated and other times pretty deflated. His life points us to good news though: Jesus wants to fill us and that will allow to live good lives.

Joshua Chestnut is speaking from Ephesians 4 on unity in the church. It's been an issue since the Old Testament and although the groups causing dissension have changed, the strategies and goals of disunity have not. Let's learn how to be a unified church.

Joshua Chestnut is speaking from Ephesians 4 on unity in the church. It's been an issue since the Old Testament and although the groups causing dissension have changed, the strategies and goals of disunity have not. Let's learn how to be a unified church.

The priests took the Ark of the Covenant to the battle and lost it!?! This unique story has somethings to teach us about letting God lead vs. us trying to control the outcome.