1 samuel 3 – Engaging Scripture

How humility is the foundational posture to hear from God – 1 Samuel 2:12-4:1a, Part 4

As we saw in the previous post, God speaks directly to Samuel. But why? God does not speak directly to the priests Hophni or Phineas. God does not speak to their father, the priest Eli. In today’s post, we learn how Samuel put himself in a position to hear directly from God. But first, weContinue reading “How humility is the foundational posture to hear from God – 1 Samuel 2:12-4:1a, Part 4”

A couple years ago I taught a theology course for Lancaster Bible College, and one of the books students were required to read is Good News for Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don’t Have to Do by Philip Cary. As I read the book in preparation for the class, at times I was nodding in agreement,Continue reading “True or False: When you’ve heard from God, it wasn’t actually God – 1st Samuel 2:12-4:1, Preview”