You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. (Matthew 5:13) Who are you? Seriously, do you know who you are? Evidently for Jesus it was important that […]
Read More What Is Salt Without It’s Saltiness?You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good […]
Read More A City Set On A Hill – A Lamp On A StandI was just having a look at some of the things I wrote five years ago. There was this piece I put together about some Jesus questions. It was interesting reading some of the questions that I had at the time and what the five years have done in helping me work through some of […]
Read More More Jesus QuestionsUncharacteristic. Interesting word, that. Often heard when someone does something that you really would not expect them to do. Often used in the negative. What I love about the gospel of Jesus Christ and indeed the entire narrative of scripture with God is how He takes those you wouldn’t expect and makes them do the […]
Read More I Wasn’t Expecting That From …As a boy my interests were in reading and football. In that order. It helped then, that one of my favourite things to read about was football. Of course I watched it as well. I wanted to be like two players – John Barnes and Peter Beardsley. They played the game in an exciting way […]
Read More Someone Better Down The RoadRecently I had the privilege of sitting with some very wise and sound brothers. It is a true story that I do well when I sit with some very wise and sound brothers. Among other things, they pointed me to a particular scripture. I don’t really quote such large tracts of scripture, but this one […]
Read More Something About Cleaning UpIt was my delight and honour to get to attend their wedding. I’m not always one for those public occasions, but when a good friend invites you, then it’s the least I can do to show up and celebrate the blessings of the Lord. It’s a real treat as well to get to listen to […]
Read More Avoiding Complacency: There’s Always More …April really has to be action month for me. I’ve allowed myself the winter months for hibernation and contemplation, but I appreciate that April – where the spring kicks in – truly has to be a time of action. One of those areas for action is the practical aspect of getting out a bit more. […]
Read More Finding Home Away From Home Until We Get HomeThe LORD God gave him this command: “You may eat from any tree in the garden. But you must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil. If you eat fruit from that tree, on that day you will certainly die!” (Genesis 2:16-17) It’s a familiar passage of scripture and yet … […]
Read More You May Eat …What time is it? Ah it’s a quarter past the year. April being here means we have completed the first quarter of the calendar year. Great time to look at what’s gone and what is to come as well as just stopping and being grateful for being here. One of the highlights of the first […]
Read More A Quarter Past – A Dryden Update
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