Alumni In the News June 29, 2026
Monthly Devotional: Biblical Bad Guys by SAU Chaplain...
Part 1 - Hophini and Phineas
Great names. Bad dudes. They were the sons of the wonderful man of God, Eli. Everyone loved Eli. He was a blessing to all. No one loved Hophni and Phineas. They were a blessing to no one. Their dad lived an others-centered life. These two brothers lived a self-centered life. Dad used his position to serve the people. The brothers used their position to force the people to serve them. As we read the story, in the 1 Sam. 2-4 it is easy to write Hophni and Phineas off as “the bad guys.” And in part, it is right to do so, for they were bad guys. Yet...
