Erosion is slow, silent, and subtle. It deceives us into thinking all is well when, in fact, disintegration and devastation are already underway. It happens both in the soil and in the soul.

This hidden damage caused by spiritual erosion occurs within an individual, a marriage, and even a whole family. We find no better example of this kind of erosion than in the family of the priest Eli.

Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he observes the account of Eli’s family preserved in 1 Samuel 1–4 and identifies the danger signs of a family spiralling into erosion.