Category Archives: 1Samuel

No Bleating Sheep

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Pete

Like all of us, I’m guessing King Saul was a pretty complex guy. Whatever the details of his story during his formative years, from what’s recorded in 1Samuel of his adult years he — like the rest of us — … Continue reading →

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Wait!

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Pete

“The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble” (1Samuel 13:6a). Ya’ think?!? Jonathan had poked the Philistine bear (13:3a), and now the bear was preparing to poke back. Thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous … Continue reading →

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A Question. An Answer. An Effect

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Pete

Okay, as I sit back after my readings and start in on this morning’s meal, it’s scrambled eggs. No one passage, no single thought, rises to the surface as THE thing to meditate on. Rather, it’s a mix of observations … Continue reading →

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I Did It My Way

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Pete

Chronological snobbery. Ever heard that term? First coined by C.S. Lewis, it essentially is the belief that whatever was before was inferior. That our thinking today is better than the thinking of yesterday simply because we are “more advanced” than … Continue reading →

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The LORD Came and Stood

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Pete

That God did the calling is apparent. The extent to which God determined to go in order for Samuel to hear that calling is amazing. 1Samuel 3 this morning . . . We’re still in the chaotic, corrupt era of … Continue reading →

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Making Him “Weighty”

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Pete

Started in on 1Samuel this morning and I’m hovering over the tragic figure of Eli the priest. A high priest before God in Shiloh, a long-reigning judge over the people in Israel (1Sam. 4:18). His position and his work having … Continue reading →

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Unimaginable Crazy!

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Pete

Thousands! Saul had slain thousands of Philistines with the troops under his command. A reluctant leader at first, he had come into his own, giving the people exactly what they wanted — a king over them like all the nations, … Continue reading →

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Pragmatism and Power

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Pete

Chewing on King Saul this morning. Actually, he’s kind of gnawing on me. First “aha”? Saul reigned as king longer than David did. Unlike my ESV, the CSB translators (along with the NASB and NIV translators) believe there’s a “typo” … Continue reading →

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Service and Sanctification

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Pete

This morning the CSB gives me explicit permission to walk down a path the Spirit would seem to be prompting me to explore. By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people. (1Samuel 2:26 … Continue reading →

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On Me Alone

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Pete

They are the words of Christ, spoken 1,000 years before Christ. The cry of the Son of Man expressed by a woman of God. They’ve popped from the page before. They do so again this morning. “On me alone, my … Continue reading →

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