Author: Helen Redfern

SHAMGAR After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.  Judges 3:31 This is all we know about our third judge. His name...

EHUD After Othniel, it was Ehud. Remember the pattern? Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power...

As promised, one judge from the book of Judges and one individual who has led, inspired and challenged me from the the book of my life every day……. OTHNIEL The Israelites did evil in...

So yesterday we saw how the Israelites entered the Promised Land and settled there. They conquered and claimed the land, but in some cases, they did not finish the job. They were unable to...

Firstly, an introduction to the Book of Judges. Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, has died. They now have no clear leader. Strong leadership under Moses and then Joshua has just about kept the...

So there we are. We’ve arrived at the last chapter of the Book of Joshua. It’s been a great journey – full of challenges and mistakes, confidence (or lack of it) and victory, promises...

‘Don’t do what Auntie Helen has just done. It’s too dangerous.’ Yesterday, we walked out along the pier at South Shields and when we arrived at the end, there were some convenient metal footholds...

Joshua Chapter 21 is all about the Levites. They are given cities to live in and pastureland for their animals, evenly taken from the lands and cities allotted to each of the tribes of...

Two days ago, we saw how Joshua had to have faith in the final victory, even though he would not see it in his lifetime. He was called to divide up the land based on...