That wraps up 1 and 2 Samuel. I've enjoyed these books!

For all the extraordinary events along the way, David's life is a very human drama. It's challenging and also hopeful to see this 'man after God's own heart' get so many things wrong. Perhaps that's the reason why the stories of 1 and 2 Samuel are among the most famous in the Bible.

But I'm getting a bit previous. Although we've had David's 'last words' in 2 Samuel 23, he's actually still with us for another two chapters.

So, on to 1 and 2 Kings...

Bible Summary was on TV in Canada this week as part of an interesting piece on 'Jesus in a Digital Age' for the show 100 Huntley Street...

It was a bit of a shock doing a TV interview again - I'd got a bit out of the swing!

Also this week, CNN's Belief Blog used a screen grab of the Bible Summary Twitter page at the top of their article 'My Take: How technology could bring down the church'. The article doesn't mention Bible Summary so I'm not sure whether I'm implicated!

That brings us to the end of 1 Samuel.

The book has already had its share of Hollywood plotlines (see 1 Sam 19 just for starters!) and now it ends at this awful moment of cliffhanger - our hero is exiled, Saul is dead, the Philistines have invaded, all seems lost for Israel. Can there really be any hope?

Part 2 is on its way...