Introduction: One of the defining elements of living in a fallen world is that of the pervasiveness of idolatry. In some way that is the defining choice that everyone must

Introduction: One of the more pernicious effects of sin is how it confuses our thinking and leads us to think we have found a solution to a problem when in

We will return to 1 Samuel, but I want to take a digression to chase a rabbit trail. Last time we saw God speak to Samuel and what that meant

Introduction: One of the things that we can find riveting about the Old Testament is the immediacy with which God spoke to some of the men in it. God appears