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2025 Reading Challenge (part 2)

December 31, 2025January 1, 2026 revpoppy

Maisy Goes To The Museum. Lucy Cousins. Sophia liked seeing what all the characters got up to at the museum. Her favourite bit was the page about the dressing up. The Twyford Code. Janice Hallett. 'It's time to solve the murder of the century'- I'm not even sure who died! I loved The Appeal but [...]

Posted in Everything Else!Tagged #books, Family, fiction, reading

2025 Reading Challenge (part 1)

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 revpoppy

A new year means more books to read and love! So let's get into it. The Burnout. Sophie Kinsella. There's something compelling about a book that begins with a crisis. Sasha burned out a work, tried to join a convent and ended up running straight into a brick wall. The story is about her going [...]

Posted in Everything Else!Tagged #books, Children, reading, reading challenge

1 Samuel

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 revpoppy

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 [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged 1 Samuel, Bible, learning, reading

Ruth

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 revpoppyLeave a comment

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 [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged Bible, Old Testament, reading, Ruth

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