We are different. What we do about this is the challenging issue of yesterday and today. What has happened historically is that those differences have been used against us. Difference used to divide and as it does it leaves fragments. We live fragmented lives with cosmetic appeals to wholeness through shared experiences in consumer goods […]
Read More FragmentedThese are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. (Exodus 38:21 ESV) One of the compelling reasons behind the book of Exodus is that it is not just […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 38 – It’s RecordedOne of the beautiful things about blossoming friendships is finding out all the things new about the other person. There’s this young brother who I had briefly conversed with, but this was the first time I felt we had been able to talk properly. The setting was suitable for it. No distractions, no interruptions, relaxed […]
Read More When What They Say Is For YouBezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. (Exodus 37:1 ESV) One of my favourite TV programmes in my childhood days was The A-Team. The part of the programme that I enjoyed considerably […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 37 – He Made ItIt’s good to know that the injustices in the world will not be allowed to stand. It’s good to know there are people who are caring and helping the vulnerable in the world. It’s good to know as night falls that those who would otherwise struggle in the cold and rain will find shelter and […]
Read More It’s Good to Know …So Moses gave command, and word was proclaimed throughout the camp, “Let no man or woman do anything more for the contribution for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing, for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. (Exodus 36:6, 7) Can you imagine a scenario like […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 36 – Stop Giving?From my mid-teens to my early twenties I dabbled a little in songwriting. There were tunes that came to my head that I was happy to craft lyrics for. The craft of getting a lyric would sometimes be the inspiration for the whole song. I loved that whole creative process. What those times taught me […]
Read More True Lyric: If You Love Somebody It Will Bring A SmileThis aspect of our identity in Christ is fundamental. Missing this means missing the whole point of being His disciples. Enjoy. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More We Are Family: Our Transformed Identity from Caesar KalinowskiIt’s great knocking about with great people. My great friend reminded me that in the life of the early church they received their name from outsiders and onlookers. So titles like Followers of the Way and the now very well used term Christian came not from within but from without by those seeing what happened. […]
Read More What If Others Named UsThis is definitely worth considering carefully when it comes to how we respond to the injustices in the world. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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