Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!
Nehemiah 7
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
Nehemiah’s record is the second time the genealogy of the returned exiles is listed. A genealogy is something I am often tempted to skip over or skim read at best, but there must be something in it God wants us to see.
Maybe God wants us to see that people are important to him. There isn’t room to supply the names of every single person, but each of them was counted individually and recognised by God as doing a good work. So much so that God felt it was important for us to review the list twice – first in Ezra 2 and then again in Nehemiah 7.
Genealogies are important because people are important. Today we would probably take a group photo instead. We might feel like we are just one face in the photo or one name or number on the list, but God sees a man or woman he loves and wants to remember.
May we know God and be known by him this week.
With love in our Lord,
Robert
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New at Thinky Things this week:
Sharon’s Segment
Dominating Feeling
My actions are often driven by my feelings. The prevailing feeling of the moment colours the actions that follow. When I feel sad or lonely, I react in a dejected and down-hearted way. When I feel … read more at https://thinkythings.com/sharon/
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Short Stories
Two new short stories:
The Most Special Time
3 minutes to read
If it had been up to him, this baby would have been born in a palace or even a flash hotel, but a stable? Is this the way God would choose to send his Son into the world?
Read it at https://thinkythings.com/home/short-stories/
The Pocket Watch
3 minutes to read
Jared’s great, great grandfather discovered the secret of the pocket watch or maybe put the magic into it. He called it Special Time. Five generations of Jared’s family had been searching for the lost treasure of Azophlus through the magic of the pocket watch. Would Jared be the man to find it?
Read it at https://thinkythings.com/home/short-stories/
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Thinky Days 2025 and Thinky Things 3
The Thinky Days Diary for 2026 is due out in limited numbers in mid-November, which will also be at about the same time as the release date of Thinky Things 3. Take a sneak preview by clicking on the pictures below. You can order yours now to avoid disappointment. Contact Robert at robert@thinkythings.com.
Twenty-five years after Robert began writing Thinky Things, Volume 3 completes a thought for each day based on a Bible reading plan of three daily Bible readings, to read the whole Bible in a year. Robert’s selection of Thinky Things seem deceptively simple, yet are sure to challenge, stimulate, encourage and provoke everyone, from the casual Bible reader through to the more serious Bible student.
While each volume stands alone, collecting all three provides a complete companion to your year-long journey through the Bible.
This third collection of Thinky Things will continue to inspire as Robert draws out valuable and life-changing lessons from the word of God for everyone.
Let God’s word come alive—one reading, one thought, one day at a time.
Available in mid-November, God willing. Order yours now.
A Thinky Thing for each Sunday Daily Bible readings for each day An inspirational meditation verse for every day Significant days and Jewish feast days noted Spiral bound for easy opening A5 size for convenience Ribbon marker to find your placeYou have read Thinky Things, received the emails, and viewed them on Facebook, on the Daily Readings site, and in many other places. Now you have the place and opportunity to record your own personal thoughts, prayers, questions and answers from God’s word as you read it.
Available mid-November, God willing. Order yours now.
Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!
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