Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!

Esther 1
GREAT HOSPITALITY

When were you last invited to a party hosted by the king, the president, the prime minister or even the mayor? I would imagine the answer would be never. To get an invitation to that sort of party, one has to be in the right circles, have money, power or influence, or even pay for your ticket.

King Ahasuerus was different. This is what he did after is 180-day celebration: “And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa, the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.” (Esther 1 v 5 ESV). It was a feast for everyone. Even you and I would have been included if we were there.

It is this show of hospitality Jesus wants us to show toward the people around us – both small and great. He said, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” (Luke 14 v 12 – 14).

So when we throw a party or have people around for dinner, let’s not be so selective that certain people would never be invited. Instead let us do as Ahasuerus did, and Jesus said to do, and invite both small and great.

May we show the love of God to each other this week.

With love in our Lord,
Robert
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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.

Thinky Things 3
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.
Thinky Days 2026 is jam packed with space to write your own favourite verses, prayers, questions, meditations, or even to-do lists with a full page for every day of the year – even Sundays! But there is so much more to a Thinky Days Diary than a blank page for each day. You will find:
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 place
 
You 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!