Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 Throughout life, we are confronted with interpersonal tensions that vary from the inconvenient to the violent. These tensions can be caused by us or by others. Either way, we often find ourselves feeding into that tension […]

“They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake […]

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.  But now your kingdom shall not continue.  The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, […]