I Samuel 7 Ten months ago, on December 25, Annie and I were walking with a friend from our house to the church for the Christmas morning service. We were walking on a path that parallels John Kennedy and is used by many people, when we were attacked by two men in their twenties with…
I Samuel 6 [I arranged for a couple men from the congregation to come forward when I asked and hold a box. The first one held it for a count of five and then dropped it and yelled as if he had been shocked. I then convinced a second person to come and hold the…
I Samuel 4-5 It is amazing what you can find on the internet. I did a google search this week for God in a box, the title of this week’s sermon, and found this website: www.god-in-a-box.com. Do you know where your god is? Due to recent interdisciplinary theological, philosophical and scientific research, we are now…
I Samuel 3 When I was in high school, Bill Cosby was a highly popular comedian. I bought all of his records and memorized many of his routines. What is amazing about Bill Cosby is that he was creative enough to be funny without resorting to sex or swearing. This is part of one of…
I Samuel 4:10-18 In every scene of I Samuel in which Eli is mentioned, he seems dominated by someone else in the story. The first mention of him is with Hannah who is praying a prayer from her heart and Eli accuses her of being drunk. It is the faith of Hannah that stands out…