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 [...]
For the fourth time, Nathan and I found ourselves heading off to Whalley Abbey for the annual deanery chapter overnight away. We went in 2020 (when lockdown began and they locked the doors behind us as we left), 2023 (my first since returning to the Deanery) and 2024 (when I was struggling to eat the [...]
Hello and welcome to another Two Tuesday. It's been a funny old week. We've been to a beetle drive pancake party, Kidz Cove play centre, the shops, the park, church in Formby, the pub for lunch with Nathan's Aunt and Uncle, Whalley Abbey for the clergy retreat and the Doctors for both children to have [...]
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 