We celebrated the first of our August birthdays this morning, with Pat due to have a significant milestone birthday soon. We didn't want her to miss out on our singing while she's away!

2 Sam 6:1-23 and 1 Chron 15:1-29 tell the story of how David the king brought the ark of the covenant - the symbol of God's presence with His people - back to Jerusalem. Both stories are needed to gain a fuller picture of what happened in the two stages of the story:...

There are some passages in the Bible which cause us to wonder why, which arouse in us confusion, bewilderment and even anger. 2 Sam 6:1-23 is one such passage, the tale of how David sought to bring the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem and how one man's apparently...