This week the readings included 1 Samuel (chapters 22-31), 2 Samuel (chapters 1-6), 1 Chronicles (chapters 9-16) and also Psalms 52, 54, 56, 57, and 142. The focus of these Bible passages were on the transfer of the kingship from Saul to David. Saul had rebelled against God and chose to follow his own heart, [...]
Update after a busy two weeks
We're back home for a short while. Here's what's been accomplished in the last two weeks. We have yet another contract on our house. Maybe 3rd time's the charm? The buyers are a young family who seem genuinely happy to be getting a home. We close on May 31. We flew to Orlando with Matthew [...]
Chronological Bible 15: Israel’s First King
This week the readings came from 1 Samuel (chapters 1-21), and also included part of 1 Chronicles 9 and Psalms 34 and 59. The main focus of this week's Bible readings have been on the beginnings of the line of kings of Israel. The key passage to set this up comes in 1 Samuel 8:4-7. [...]
Chronological Bible 14: The dark times of Judges
This week the readings completed Judges (chapters 7-21), the entire book of Ruth, 1 Chronicles 2 , 1 Chronicles 4, and the first 8 verses of 1 Samuel. For this blog post I'm going to focus on the events of Judges. Judges is a book that spans three to four hundred years in the history [...]
Back on the Market Again…
You can take that title as a nod to Gene Autry. It's the only song that comes to mind. Our buyer that made such a good offer for us backed out this past Tuesday. It was an investor who decided they wouldn't flip the house with sufficient return on their investment, so we're on the [...]
Chronological Bible 13: Completing the Conquest…. sort of
This week's readings completed Joshua (Chapters 12-24), followed by a related passage in 1 Chronicles 6:54-81, and then began Judges chapters 1-6. The latter part of Joshua details the dividing up and boundaries of the land of Canaan to the twelve tribes of Israel. Two and a half tribes were given land east of the [...]
Don’t Be a Fool!
Yes, it's April Fool's Day, April 1, 2018. I love a good April Fool's joke as much as anyone, but there is something MUCH more important going on today. It's EASTER, and it's NO joke! Jesus was crucified and died on a cross over 2000 years ago, but he did not remain in the grave! [...]
