Our pastor began a new sermon series this past Sunday. The series is Triumphs and Failures. We’ve all had those. This week Pastor Justin focused on Pain and Praise. In doing so, he retold the story of Hannah.

You remember her. She was the wife of Elkanah. But so was Peninnah. Peninnah had children but Hannah did not. Sadly, Peninnah taunted Hannah daily about her inability to conceive. Justin points out here that the Bible never condones having multiple wives. In fact, from the beginning it was ...