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Psalms Book 1 (1-41): Chanted in Hebrew by Rabbi Dan Be'eri

 —  James Oakley

At Trinity Church, we’ve been preaching through Book 1 of the Psalms (that is, Psalms 1-41) from Easter until the end of August. We won’t have had time to preach on all of them; we’ve had 18 weeks, so there will have been time to preach on just under half of them. Nevertheless, we thought it would serve the church better to preach selected psalms from the first book, rather than a selection dotted across the whole psalter.

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The Parable of the Excuses (Luke 14) and Deuteronomy 20

 —  James Oakley

Many modern Christians are familiar with Jesus' parable in Luke 14:15-24. The NIV entitles it, "The parable of the great banquet". I wish to give it a new name temporarily: "The parable of the great excuses". Although, once we've looked at it in context, we shall see the NIV has the emphasis right after all.

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The Bible in a Year? Maybe Two? Lots of Psalms?

 —  James Oakley

Over the years, I've taken various different approaches to reading through the Bible on a regular basis. I've tweaked and adjusted as I've discovered what works best for me, and what best feeds my soul and my personal walk with Christ. Approaching new year 2025 is a good time to pick up the habit of reading through God's word. What works for me may not be what's best for you, but this may help you do something rather than nothing. Read what I've been learning about how to get the most from this. Tolle lege!

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Some jottings on reading Proverbs as Christians

 —  James Oakley

At Trinity Church Scarborough, we're preaching through Proverbs throughout the autumn.It's not a book I've ever studied in any detail, so I've taken a step back, read a few things others have written, and collected thoughts I've had over the years as I've read through Proverbs as part of my own personal Bible reading. I wanted somewhere to jot down the things I've learnt, so I can refer to it later, and thought this public space would be good as it may help others too.

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