They woke Him up from His sleep to pester Him about the small matter of possibly getting drowned by the storms. When He sorted the situation out, He looked at them and said out loud if these fellas were still lacking in faith. It’s a remarkable statement to make. Remarkable because I’m not sure how […]
Read More He Expects FaithIt wasn’t long after the disciples were getting over Jesus dealing with the storms on the outside, that they witnessed Jesus dealing with storms on the inside. The man could not be tamed. He could not be shackled. His home was among the dead and his reputation was known throughout the area. One of those […]
Read More Storms Inside and OutThe storms in life can truly be raging. It can get to the point where you don’t know if you’re going to make it. You can be hanging on for dear life to anything that will hold you as you’re buffeting one way and the other. Bills blowing on the one side. Relationship challenges whipping […]
Read More Calming the Storm – To Get Across‘On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” ‘ Mark 4:35 Hindsight really is a wonderful thing. One of the things about hindsight, though, is seeing where the clues where there to ensure we didn’t have to go through with that degree of anxiety […]
Read More He Did Say We’re Going AcrossThe clouds looked ominous, but we had already set out. For all that, the way things turned was alarmingly swift and brutal. Waves turned into mighty crashing hands set on destroying the boat. Winds howled with menace threatening to drive us over or capsize the entire thing. We could hardly hear each other, but the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The StormWe are here for a reason. We are made by God for the purpose of good works. There is plenty of good works to be getting on with in being a blessing to our homes, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, our communities. No we can’t do everything and there’s no pressure on us to get everything […]
Read More March for the MissionIt is not glamorous to march together. There’s marching through unpleasant circumstances. No one is looking on admiringly. No one is applauding. It’s just the crew in marching through. There’s marching through opposition. Efforts by individuals and groups to disturb and distract the movement. There’s marching through setbacks and defeats. Not every march is about […]
Read More March ThroughThis cannot continue. There is a better way. We are not to just sit down and take it. And we don’t have to make a fuss about it. There is a way to address the situation. Galvanise and mobilise the troop. It is a call to the way that leads to better and the best. […]
Read More The Call To Go On The MarchThey always look to see how they can divide us. They know that if they can get us out of step with each other it will cause critical vulnerabilities. They know that the best way to bring about defeat is not to attack us directly, it’s to see if they can sneak in and sow […]
Read More We Are Marching TogetherThey set out at dawn. For a while all that was heard was the rhythmic crunching of feet on the gravel. After a while, the front man did the rally call. As usual it started low – his call, their response – low and in line with each step they took. The front man kept […]
Read More A March: Commitment to the Call
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