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bible blog 1098
This Monday blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: British Telecom implicated in USA Drones programme 1 Samuel 24:1-22 New English Translation (NET) David Spares Saul’s Life 24 (24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En […]
bible blog 1097
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Morsi supporters take to the streets across Egypt 1 Samuel 22:1-23 New English Translation (NET) David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah 22 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the […]
bible blog 1096
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER RELEASED FROM CUSTODY PENDING APPEAL 1 Samuel 21:1-15 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) David at Nob 21 [a]David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, ‘Why […]
bible blog 1095
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Symbol of Capitalist Madness; the unfinished In Tempo building in Benidorm 1 Samuel 20:24-42 New King James Version (NKJV) 24 Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down […]
bible blog 1094
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Death of a Ilan Halevi, Jewish supporter of Palestinian cause. 1 Samuel 20:1-23 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) The Friendship of David and Jonathan 20 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came before Jonathan and said, […]
bible blog 1093
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Woman minister called “Orangutan” by opposition in Italy 1 Samuel 19:1-24 New English Translation (NET) Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life 19 Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s […]
bible blog 1092
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Millionnaire Minister says benefit cuts are good for the poor 1 Samuel 18:5-27 New English Translation (NET) 5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. […]
bible blog 1091
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news Visisting Lampedusa, the Pope speaks against the “globalization of indifference” 1 Samuel 17:17-30 New English Translation (NET) 17 Jesse said to his son David, “Take your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread; […]
bible blog 1090
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: MUGABE DICTATORSHIP SET TO CONTINUE IN ZIMBABWE 1 Samuel 16:14-17:11 New English Translation (NET) David Appears before Saul 14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented […]
bible blog 1089
This is my first blog composed in my new address to which I moved yesterday. I now live in the coastal village of Monifieth, near Dundee 1 Samuel 16:1-13 This is the first blog composed in my new house in the coastal village of Monifieth near Dundee, to which I moved with my wife Janet, […]
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