As a young woman, I could not have been more bored or uninspired by Ecclesiastes. Reading it this time through, I can appreciate it a bit more. I used to think the writer was just like Eeyore. But now I can see some hard won wisdom in it, and I appreciate that the writer is [...]
Here we are in Job. I finished it last week but was in the middle of all the Holy Week blogging, so I thought I'd wait a few days before posting. Anyway, I've read Job a few times and I used to think it was a tricky book, because it's so long and there's lots [...]
Well, the drama! What a brilliant book! I don't think I've read all of Esther in one day before. There's dunkneness (several times), a stubborn queen, a bride finding ball (to quote Slipper and the Rose), jealousy, anger, plotting, royal decrees, strong and steadfast heroes who save the day... what's not to love? Let's talk [...]
Hello and welcome to Ezra. It's not a book I know a huge amount about. Apparently, according to The Bible Project, it was one book with Nehemiah originally! Anyway, Ezra is about some of the people who were taken to Babylon into exile returning to Jerusalem. Once there, they wanted to rebuild the altar and [...]
Rev Poppy 