Kings of Israel and Judah (3) – King Manasseh

In our previous Kings of Israel and Judah instalment, we considered King Asa – a good king who ended his life badly. This instalment is about King Manasseh – a bad king who ended his life well.  

Kings of Israel and Judah (2) – King Asa

With reference to my previous “Kings of Israel and Judah (1) – Introduction” post, in which I suggested kings could be placed in one of four categories concerning character, King Asa of Judah, who reigned 41 years, following “bad” kings Rehoboam and Abijah, could be put in either “good kings with varying degrees of bad” or “good kings who in later life went / did bad” categories.

Kings of Israel and Judah (1) – Introduction

As part of my preparation for my forthcoming book – “Kings and Priests of the Bible”, I would like to consider what will likely become the largest section – that to do with the Kings of Israel and Judah. Here is the introduction to a series where I intend to reflect on the lives and legacy of some of these kings:

What to make of modern-day “political prophets”, like Kim Clement?

Note: this blog comes with a health warning and may upset some folk who normally agree with what I have to say concerning what is taking place in the world when I do my watching on the wall.

A strange time in the UK – thoughts on Liz Truss

What have Jonathan Pie and Paul Joseph Watson got in common (and who are these chaps and what have they got to do with today’s subject anyway) and why is it a strange time?

John Bunyan and Pilgrim’s Progress

Yesterday, we visited some friends and their very new baby, who they had decided to call Christian, which was the name of the hero in John Bunyan’s book, “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. The children’s version of the book is something my friends had read to their other children, which they liked, and thus the name.

False flags, awkward questions, conspiracy theories and Sandy Hook

Before reading on, may I suggest readers check out my recent “Sandy Hook and the Right to Bear Arms” blog, in order to provide necessary context and background for what I want to say.

Summer of Rage (4)

Late Summer Bank holiday just over, families returning from their own summer holidays and children about to go back to school, and for the UK (at least in my book), notwithstanding there are often sunny days in September and even into October, this marks the end of the British summer, and it is now back to the regular grindstone.

Sandy Hook and the Right to Bear Arms

Like most Brits, there was a time I would have been bemused at the importance attached by many Americans, especially those of a more fundamentalist ilk, with protecting the “Second Amendment” with its “Right to Bear Arms”. Like many, I would have gone along with the official version of events of what took place in mass school shootings, typically that alleged to have taken place at Sandy Hook.

Living with disability – a personal journey

I suppose, I was well into middle age before I found that I was living with a disability. Prior to that, as with most folk, whenever I came across someone who had an obvious disability, e.g. in a wheelchair or blind, I would have made allowances, but would have been less responsive if the disability was hidden or not obvious.