I appreciate there must be a reason for living. While I’m looking for that reason in each issue, I am also realising that God wants us to grow in wisdom day by day. It’s good getting the information, because it helps avoid seeing things as wasted. Even in mistakes and disappointments, there is space to […]
Read More Gaining Wisdom Day By DayThe scenario in 2 Kings 7 is so intriguing. The city is under siege by the Arameans. They have successfully strangled the city. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Food supplies have got so desperate that people are resorting to inhumane extremes to stay alive. The situation is grim, all hope is ebbing away as […]
Read More When You Might As WellI don’t know who holds tomorrow, but I know who holds my hand. It’s the line in a song that offers comfort of one unchangeable in an ever changing world. It’s a great word to hold onto and it has brought some people a great deal of joy. Today it’s reminded of something seemingly completely […]
Read More Knowing That Greater Is AheadThis will probably be one of a series of blogs on the importance of friendships in shaping character, perspectives and the like. The whole thing came about following a conversation I had with someone I know. He is certainly a brother in Christ, but h:-) e is not someone I would class as a close […]
Read More Friendship: How It Influences GrowthBeing raised in a denomination heavily influenced how I saw church. It came as a huge shock to the system to discover that some of those views of church, were wrong. At best they were misguided, at worst they were dangerously arrogant, divisive and sectarian. Getting a peek at the effects of some of those […]
Read More What About The True Church?You ever get a lot of people raving about a particular product? They give you the big sell. They say it is worth the money, they virtually guarantee it will do the business and more. Sold on the idea you save the money, spare the time and make the effort only to find it was […]
Read More Dealing With Disappointment: Maintain ExpectationsA group of us are making our way through the books of Kings. At present we’re looking at 2 Kings 3. I’m a big fan of prophets because of their tendency to be against the grain. What I find interesting is how Elisha is described: And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord […]
Read More Pouring Water On The HandsI appreciate that reading the Bible is not about slavishly following everything said there. I know the church I read about in the New Testament is not to be seen as perfection. If it was, there would be no need for the apostolic letters. It still baffles me, however, that clear indications of how church […]
Read More Reading And Seeing The GapsGod. Love. Joy. Peace. Freedom. Holiness. Family, Friends. Mission. Achievement. Humility. Mercy. Church Provisions. Inspiration. Bakewell tarts. Orange Lucozade. Laughing. Sharing. Solitude. Crying. Writing. Reading. Thanksgiving. Singing. Movies. Sleeping. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Best Things In LifeThey can sound so convincing. We live in a day and age when we want to hear things that are life affirming. We want to hear we can do it. We want to hear those words that let us soar and believe we are capable of great things. We can then feel a lot of […]
Read More Listening To The Wrong Voices
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