the migrant wife

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  • Manoah and his wife – pt 2

    Manoah and his wife – pt 2

    Last week we read about Manoah and his wife before Samson was born. The narrative is recorded in Judges 13. If you missed it, I’d recommend catching up on the story in the Bible, and some of my thoughts here.  Something to show for?  It’s one thing to read Samson’s story through. It’s another thing… Read more

  • Manoah and his wife – pt 1

    Manoah and his wife – pt 1

    Samson, one of the judges in the Old Testament, seems the complete opposite of who you would think of as a “small character” in God’s story. Being strengthened by God, he was incredibly strong physically. His story was one of drama, romance, backstabbing, and ultimately disappointment. In a way it followed the theme of Judges… Read more

  • David’s Mighty Men

    David’s Mighty Men

    Sometimes I feel it is rather harsh to label people as ‘small people’ in the Bible, as if we ourselves are the big names and we just happened to go sifting through scripture, found a crumb of a person, and tried to understand who they were and what they were about. I don’t mean that… Read more

  • 365 Today’s

    365 Today’s

    (Scattered thoughts on approaching One, written around my son’s birthday) I can’t believe it’s been one year since you were born. A year ago you were kicking me repeatedly on the left rib. You did it so much it must have bruised it from the inside. 365 days ago I rubbed my cheek against yours… Read more

  • The Shunammite Woman 

    The Shunammite Woman 

    (image: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Elisha and the Shunammite woman, 1649) One reason I believe why Instagram has been so popular is that anybody can look important. Anybody can put up a video and act as an expert in anything. People who would otherwise live in relative obscurity can have a ‘platform’ if they wished.… Read more

  • Joanna, Wife of Chuza 

    Joanna, Wife of Chuza 

    Joanna of Chuza always fascinated me, not least because she had a pretty name. She first was introduced as one of the women healed by Jesus in Luke 8. She was also one of the first witnesses to the empty tomb on Resurrection Sunday in Luke 24 (depicted by the image above). She has been… Read more