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“The United States has done little to improve its battle against public-sectorcorruptionin recent years, according to Transparency International, which measures experts’ perception of corruption around the world. In 2023, for the second year in a row, the U.S. ranks 24th out of 180 countries...
1 Samuel:"The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”(1 Samuel 16:1) ...
Our First Testament readings today (2 Samuel 7 and Psalm 89) speak of the chosenness of King David and by extension of the Jewish people, the people of Israel. God affirms that he gives a place of safety to the people of Israel and that David’s throne and kingdom are forever. Two...
Our First Testament readings today (2 Samuel 7 and Psalm 89) speak of the chosenness of King David and by extension of the Jewish people, the people of Israel. God affirms that he gives a place of safety to the people of Israel and that David’s throne and kingdom are forever. Two...
May 19, 2024 Reply Samuel David Obiniyi Please I need prayers for my home to be a place of God present. And God should bless me and my wife with a good jobs and with children. March 12, 2024 Reply D. Andrea, I have the same prayer. My home is now an outward, visible represen...
David was a boy, not a soldier, yet it took only one of his 5 smooth stones to take down the giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17). The boy who gave his lunch of fish and bread to Jesus and in Jesus’ hands five thousand people were fed (John 6:9). Each Christmas we celebrate how God...
In Freemasonry, gratitude and ambition are not opposing forces but complementary virtues that lead to a balanced life. Gratitude embodies fraternity and equality, reminding Masons to cherish their connections; to support one another, and to honor the shared journey of the Craft. Ambition, meanwhile,...
During a battle when Saul’s son Jonathan killed a Philistine, we read, “Then panic struck the whole [enemy] army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God” (1 Samuel 14:15, NIV, italics added)...
The first reading from Samuel (1 SM 1:1-8) begins with giving us the lineage of Elkanah. It strikes me that knowing who our ancestors are is important to knowing who we are. The story goes on to tell about Elkanah’s two wives. One had children and one had none. Hannah struggled ...