In the original language of most of the OT, Hebrew, God used seven words that have been translated "praise" or "bless" in the English Bibles. Many of us are more familiar with "love" in the English Bibles coming from words like "agape," "phileo," or "eros" in other literature. May this review enhance your worship, and your understanding of that which pleases God. I encourage you to look up each verse to see the word "praise" in light of these words listed. Towdah - Psalm 56

This week we considered God's message for us from the contrasting lives of Samuel's family and Eli's family. I encourage you to read I Samuel 2-4 this week to dig deeper into lessons for our lives. God revealed to us the failures of the adult sons of Eli and Samuel (8:1-5). Yet the contrast of the two families motivates us to dedicate our children to the service of God like Hannah and Elkanah did. Let us renew our commitments to "bring them up in the training and admoniti