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Famous last words

Famous last words. The last words spoken take on a special significance. Like these famous last words from Sir Isaac Newton – “I don’t know what I may seem to the world. But as...

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The chance to say goodbye….

We had no chance to say goodbye. There were no final words. No one warned us that the unthinkable was about to happen. After all, she was in hospital being cared for by professionals....

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‘Satan rose up against Israel…..’

As you know, we are currently jogging through 1 Chronicles and only bringing to attention anything that is substantially different to the Books of Samuel and Kings that have been covered in the previous...

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You’ve gotta have faith……

Those of us that have faith don’t know how lucky we are. There’s plenty out there about holding onto your faith in tough times and in times of doubt, but that is based on...

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Psalm mash up

The song of David as recorded in 1 Chronicles 16 is actually a mash up of at least three psalms – the start of Psalm 105, the second half of Psalm 96 and the...

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Come on and celebrate…..

Drowning in lists again but this verse stood out – All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed...

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Thank you for the music……

And so we continue…. Diving straight back into list after list of descendants in the tribes of Israel. And the familiar theme of ‘Trust and obey, for there’s no other way’ pops up –...

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The Prayer of Jabez

I’d heard of the Prayer of Jabez before but knew nothing about it really. Until today. It’s just one verse tucked away among these lists of names in the opening chapters of 1 Chronicles....

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Spot the Difference

Yesterday marked a whole year since we set out on this crazy journey of reading the whole Bible in five and a half years. It makes me feel emotional actually – when I think...

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The End. For now.

So this is our last day in 2 Kings and we continue with this sorry period in the history of the people of Israel – During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the...