There was always going to come a point when I got fed up with the history genre and seriously craved some nice parables or wisdom literature, and here I am. Anyway, I said I'd read the Bible cover to cover, so we'd best crack on. 2 Kings is another book full of drama, with hero [...]
If you needed reminding, I was inspired by a young person at our church to read the Bible in order. So here we are at book number 11, the first book of Kings. We start off with David as a very old man, firstly needing to be warmed in bed by a young woman (we [...]
I have mixed feelings about the second book of Samuel. I quite enjoyed reading the first half, although it threw up some interesting questions for me. For example, in chapter 3, there's the sad little love triangle between David, Michal and her husband Paltiel. Paltiel goes along weeping after Michal as she's taken away from [...]
Welcome back! Inspired by a member of the ASSF congregation, I'm reading my way through the Bible. Here's number 9, the first book (or scroll, as it turns out) of Samuel. I'll start by once again directing people to the Bible Project video for an overview. The wider narrative isn't really clear from just reading [...]
Rev Poppy 