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Monthly update #0420 • April 2025

Monthly update 420 • April 2025 • 2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30

    Christianity

    The Holy Bible - Second Chronicles

    Second Chronicles continues the sacred narrative from First Chronicles, focusing on the reigns of Judah’s kings, from Solomon to the Babylonian exile. Written to inspire the post-exilic community, it highlights God’s covenant faithfulness and the centrality of the temple in worship.

    Books

    Thunderball by Ian Fleming

    In Ian Fleming’s thrilling adventure, James Bond, the legendary spy, finds himself in a heart-pounding mission to stop SPECTRE, a notorious criminal organisation led by the ruthless Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

    Christianity

    The Holy Bible - First Chronicles

    First Chronicles is a sacred recounting of Israel’s history, focusing on the lineage of God’s people and the reign of King David.

    Books

    For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming

    In Ian Fleming’s eighth James Bond book, For Your Eyes Only, 007 embarks on a thrilling adventure through five short stories that showcase his incredible spy skills.

    Hiking

    Utrecht Path part 02

    Hiked 13.6 kilometres from Odijk to Cothen.

    Hiking

    Utrecht Path part 01

    Hiked 13.2 kilometres from Utrecht to Odijk.

    Books

    Goldfinger by Ian Fleming

    In Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger, the seventh James Bond book, Bond faces off against the super-cunning and flashy Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger is a tycoon obsessed with gold and has a crazy plan to rob Fort Knox.

    Christianity

    The Holy Bible - Second Kings

    Second Kings picks up where First Kings leaves off, diving deeper into the turbulent history of Israel and Judah’s monarchies. It’s a gripping saga of faithfulness and failure, showcasing God’s unwavering commitment to His covenant despite human rebellion.

    Books

    Dr No by Ian Fleming

    In Ian Fleming’s Dr. No, the sixth book in the James Bond series, 007 is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a British agent and his secretary.

    Monthly Updates

    Monthly update #0419 • March 2025

    Monthly update 419 • March 2025 • 2025-03-01 - 2025-03-31

      Christianity

      The Holy Bible - First Kings

      It’s a sacred chronicle that tells the story of Israel’s monarchy, from its golden days to its darkest moments. It’s like a rollercoaster ride of glory and grief, and it’s all written by the Spirit of God himself.

      Books

      The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray

      In ‘The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam,’ British journalist and commentator Douglas Murray takes a bold and controversial look at what he sees as Europe’s existential crisis.

      Development

      Swift 6.1 Released

      Swift 6.1 introduces enhancements to improve productivity and data-race safety, extending the nonisolated keyword to types and extensions for better concurrency control and improving task group type inference.

      Books

      In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen

      Step into the world of Farleigh Field, a captivating novel by Rhys Bowen. Published in 2017, this standalone story transports you back to England in 1941, amidst the chaos of World War II.

      Development

      Introducing swiftly 1.0

      Apple has announced the stable 1.0 release of swiftly, a Swift version manager now officially part of the Swift toolchain, hosted under the GitHub swiftlang organisation, supporting macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora.

      Books

      From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming

      In Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, the fifth book, From Russia with Love, takes Bond on a thrilling espionage mission. The Soviet organisation SMERSH sets a deadly game in motion, and Bond’s mission is to get a secret device called the Lektor.

      Christianity

      The Holy Bible - Second Samuel

      The book of Second Samuel, written with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, is a strong and important part of the Bible. It tells the story of David, the chosen king of Israel.