“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13 (ESV) Before Paul wrote those words, he talked about something we don't always connect to this verse: contentment. He described both having plenty and having very little. He knew what it was to experience abundance a

Saul said he had obeyed God. But when Samuel arrived, he could hear sheep and cattle. 1 Samuel 15 tells us what Saul and the people actually spared—and then records Saul's explanation to Samuel. It's a serious story about disobedience, religious excuses, and God's judgment. Thi