The defiance in the statement ‘only God can judge me’ is to shut me up if I ever think it’s my place to point out what’s wrong with another person. That defiance says it matters not what my opinion is. The defiance says my voice is not valued if I dare be in any critical of […]
Read More Only God Can Judge Me1 Kings 20 is an interesting chapter for lots and lots of reasons. One that intrigued me was the advice Ben-Hadad got after their first defeat. Namely that the god of the Israelites was one of high places, so the next battle should be able on a plain where the Israelites should suffer. As the […]
Read More The God For All OccasionsHave you ever been in a job that got so tough, you just came to the conclusion it was time to quit? You may be able to have a degree of empathy for the situation Elijah found himself in. Having made a stand against the sinful King Ahab and his Baal-worshipping wife Queen Jezebel, Elijah […]
Read More Elijah Hands In His NoticeDifferent things motivate what I write about. I’m delighted to say joy is one of them. It’s worth me recording at the moment what gives me tremendous joy. That is the state of my marriage. My wife is a source of extreme joy to me. She is an amazing woman getting through all she gets […]
Read More What Makes Me Happy PresentlyI grew up very attached to my home. The physical home and my family was something I grew very comfortable with, to the extent I never really wanted to be anywhere else for too long. I remember the occasions we as a family would attend an event spanning a few days. Though the journey to […]
Read More Motivated Mission Must Mean MovementOn the path .. how do you deal with opposition from within? There’s the cry to yield to temptation. To admit defeat to laziness. To confess the tendency to be apathetic. To concede a desire to avoid hardship. On the path .. how you cope with the opposition from without? Work pressures, home challenges, financial […]
Read More The Different Paths of RighteousnessActs 7. Go ahead. Read it. Then read it again. And answer me this – why did they stone Stephen? It could have something to do with what he said. Why was that so upsetting? Would the heart of his argument apply to us? For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Why Did They Stone Stephen?Peace is a precious thing to treasure. By peace, I’m not referring to that sense of quiet you prefer to have if the children have been screaming all day, and the spouse has been nagging about something or other. Peace does not necessarily mean the absence of noise. God’s peace is profound and deep. It […]
Read More How To Lose The PeaceThe scene is very familiar. The two children are disciplined again for being naughty. The parents together agreed that the suitable response to the indiscretion was to ban the television watching for the evening. If the children follow this carefully, they will be allowed television watching as usual the next evening. As evening approaches the […]
Read More What He Said To YouI have nothing against youth ministries. I know a lot of work goes into engaging with children and young people helping to develop spiritual awareness, personal growth, social skills and even a sense of vocation. What I get a bit concerned about is how youth ministry can tend to emphasise a generational gap. People are […]
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