Thoughts on the Book of Ruth
We come to the third of our “Book of” series, the Book of Ruth.
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We come to the third of our “Book of” series, the Book of Ruth.
Continue readingOff the Streets and its hotel to accommodate the homeless
When the Southend Church Winter Night Shelters CWNS ended their 2017/2018 season (covering the four coldest winter months), there was a concern that guests would be once again back out on the streets. This was when Off the Streets was born (see here).
Continue readingKing Nebuchadnezzar II, world events and lessons for today
Those who read my blogs will know I am interested in Bible history, what is happening in the world, particularly regarding world rulers, and applying Bible teaching to how to respond to world events.
Continue readingTrumpwatch (55) – Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home raided
I wasn’t planning blogging today (so much else to do) but today’s breaking news is significant and needs spreading.
Continue readingThe Great Reset, Ukraine, the West’s Suicide and Church
Yesterday, I interrupted a sermon; the preacher was in full flow.
Continue readingThoughts on the Book of Judges
In the first episode of this Trilogy, I gave “Thoughts on the Book of Joshua”, where while there were a couple of hiccups along the way, the book began and ended on highs, and now we consider the Book of Judges as it tells us of some of what happened to the nation of Israel in the just over 300 years following Joshua’s death.
Continue readingThoughts on today’s Catholic Church
Movers and shakers related to my own Christian upbringing (Plymouth Brethren) tended more often than not to be dismissive of Catholics (just as did most Protestants of a bygone era).
Continue readingThe politics of helping the poor, needy and vulnerable
A little while back, I had a helpful conversation with a Christian friend who has done much to help the homeless. Unsurprisingly, we agreed on much, except he suggested (knowing my sympathies) Trump supporters are less inclined to help the poor, needy and vulnerable than those who aren’t.
Continue readingThoughts on the Book of Joshua
In my previous posting “Resources for studying the Bible”, I made mention of forthcoming writings on certain Bible books, namely Joshua, Judges and Ruth, and resources I have used along with the Bible itself, examples of which can be seen in the extracts from videos shown below.
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One of the things urged on me, ever since I was a child attending Sunday School, is to read the Bible.
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