Category: Starting Out

So now we come to a reading of the book of Revelation. This book contains the vision God revealed to the apostle John (the traditional view of authorship) and we have to believe that...

So here we are. We’ve arrived at the last book of the Bible. What a journey it’s been! It’s taken five and a half years. 66 months, 66 books. I arrive at the Book...

Jude is a fascinating little book, often overlooked as it’s one of the shortest books in the Bible, one of the shortest letters in the New Testament. It’s tucked in right at the end,...

So you know how Peter has this reputation for getting it wrong, for rushing in without thinking. It appears I am sharing his impetuosity right now! I somehow managed to miss out out Peter’s...

I’m currently reading the much-acclaimed #1 Sunday Times (and New York Times) Bestseller ‘Three Women’ by Lisa Taddeo (warning: sexually explicit). I’ve just finished reading the 2019 Booker Prize winner ‘The Testaments’ by Margaret...

Introduction: When you think about it, most of what we have come to know as the New Testament is a collection of letters. Imagine coming across an old box in the loft containing a...

Welcome to the start of a new month and therefore a new book of the Bible for us to dive right into. I get so excited on the first day of each month, eagerly...

Yesterday, I mentioned how an understanding of the political and social context into which James was writing these words of wisdom could be the key to better understanding the truths found here and better...

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.  James 1:1 Welcome to James, the book that follows Hebrews in the New Testament....

Firstly, it is evident that throughout the centuries, the authorship of the Letter to the Hebrews has never been definitively proven and has led to much controversy. It was originally called “The Epistle of...