Category: The journey

So back to David and his journey. Which today finds him bringing up the rear of the Philistine army which is gathering to fight the Israelites. In turn for Achish’s refuge and protection, David...

Dear Mum, …..we all miss you dreadfully – I miss hearing your voice, the things you said, all the things you did to show how much you cared. I am totally convinced that you...

I’m sure Saul promised to spare David’s life after David could have killed him in that cave and did not. And yet here he is again, pursuing David while he is still hiding in...

Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah.  1 Samuel 25:1 And that is all that is said here about the death...

So as soon as David is anointed with the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of the Lord leaves Saul. It’s as if God has moved his favour from one king to the next....

Enter Saul. Saul, son of Kish, a Benjamite, a man of standing. Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel. Saul, a head taller than anyone else. Saul, who was...

Awkward Conversation 1: the elders of Israel and Samuel No offence, Samuel, we all know you’ve done a fantastic job keeping the peace in our nation all these years, but……yes, we know, there’s always...

So we leave Samuel where he is for now. He has some growing and maturing to do. God has spoken directly to him and he has shown himself willing to follow and trust and...

A couple of days ago, as I was leaving the gym with Andy and the kids, the receptionist exclaimed ‘Wow! You’ve been again! We should call you the fit family!’  I left the gym...

Yesterday, one of my colleagues at work said she wants to write a book. That excited me. To be honest, as a writer, I do get people saying that quite a lot. We all...