I appreciate not everyone can make a note of ideas as it comes to them either handwritten, typed or recorded in an audio format. For some items to make notes on are luxuries they can’t afford. It’s still worth me saying, though, thank you for ideas. Thank you for the ideas you pursue and achieve. […]
Read More Just An Idea … About IdeasSamuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!” (1 Samuel 10:24 NIV) Chapters 9-11 form a neat trilogy of the rise of the king. Chapter 10 is the truly transformative […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 10 – The Appointment of SaulOne of the things I appreciate about good friends is how they refresh my perspective on a matter. For example, one good friend of mine asked me recently what do I do for a job. I said nothing. He looked at me quizzically and asked me to list the things I did in a day. […]
Read More Escape from Work and Escape for WorkWhen Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.” (1 Samuel 9:17) “We want a king, just like our neighbours!” the people demanded, so God let them have it. In letting them have it, that was not to […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 09 – When Samuel Met SaulIt was a very special service. A woman had come up and shared a powerful testimony of how she was miraculously healed of a seriously debilitating illness that had her on a lot of medication that did little to rid her of the excruciating pain. The testimony was so touching that there was a recognition […]
Read More Healing HeartbreakBut the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” (1 Samuel 8:19-20 NIV) Samuel took it personally. After years of his wise […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 08 – Rejecting the KingAnother challenging video from Caesar Kalinowski to consider carefully. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Is The Church Guilty of False Advertising?Yeah, when I read the word I could only remember A Christmas Carol and Ebenezer Scrooge. (In fact there was also a house tune that had a line that said ‘He’s a scrooge, He’s a scrooge, He’s Ebenezer Scrooge.’ Not that I was into house music much in the past, but a good friend of mine […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 07 – EbenezerWell meaning, good intentioned people in their well meaning expression of good intentions, sometimes get things wrong. It’s particularly the case when it’s coming from well meaning good intentions that don’t start from the premise of a good relationship. Like people feeling they have permission to talk to you about your life without the insight […]
Read More Just Because They Mean Well …Make models of the tumors and of the rats that are destroying the country, and give glory to Israel’s god. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you and your gods and your land. Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When Israel’s god dealt harshly with them, did they […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 06 – Return of the Ark
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