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 [...]
After the ferocity of Judges, it's lovely to have something so special to read. Why is Ruth special to me? For many reasons! It echoes the Woman of Nobel Chapacter in Proverbs (watch this space!), it is the text in the Bible most likely to have been written by a woman and it's the passage [...]
Watching the Bible Project video, it was clear that I was in for a rough ride with this one! I was grateful for the warning because a lot of the book of Judges is grim. It poses far more questions than it answers, and parts of it are deeply disturbing. One notable character is Jael [...]
I've heard that the words 'do not be afraid' can be found in the Bible 366 times. I didn't count how many times I read the words 'do not be afraid' or 'be strong and very courageous' in Joshua, but a good number of those 366 times must be found in this book! There is [...]
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