‘You always believe her and not me.’
Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while...
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The wisdom of Solomon……
The kingdom was now established in Solomon’s hands. 1 Kings 2:46 This is how 1 Kings 2 finishes. So what does Solomon do to get to this point? he has his brother Adonijah put...
The power of positive labelling……
When the time drew near for David to die……… 1 Kings 2:1 So this is it. The time has come. David is putting his affairs in order. He is saying his final words. He...
Ageing: it comes to us all…..
So as we enter a new month, we enter a new book of the Bible as we continue our journey with the people of Israel. 1 Kings is all about – yes, you’ve guessed...
When ordinary people do something extraordinary……..
2 Samuel wraps up with a list of David’s mighty warriors. These men were literally mighty warriors. Josheb-Basshebeth killed 800 men in one encounter. Eleazar stood his ground til his hand grew tired and froze to...
As beautiful as the sunrise……
So we’re nearing the end of the book of 2 Samuel and we’re nearing the end of the life of David. And what a life it’s been! A man blessed and empowered by God...
The Power of Praise
2 Samuel 22 records David’s song of praise. Remember what David has come through. Remember all that we have read over the last couple of months. It’s been tough. He’s been hunted down. He’s...
Role models Watoto style
Today my head is spinning with the words of the songs and speeches of the Watoto choir performance and my heart is full of having a wonderful Ugandan man Richard in our home with...
Years and years….
We left David and his family in a pretty terrible place – family life doesn’t get much worse than that. David’s son Absalom has killed his brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar. Absalom...
Time to uncover a cover up
A scene based on the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 We’re all aware of the reality of covering up and not reporting child abuse in families and institutions across our land. It’s...
