Who Rules? No Go for the Ego?

It’s someone else’s fault or it’s your responsibility. Apparently those are the choices. When it’s someone else’s fault, when it’s out of your control, then there is plenty of justification to point out someone else to blame. Things happen to you. You barely have any control. Something good happens – well what a timely stroke […]

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Dryden Shorts: From The Known

Leaving the known is scary. There is something about going beyond where you’re used to that frightens you and understandably so. It’s unknown and the unknown holds no guarantees. Whereas you know where you stand with what is known. Yet growth truly takes place when we leave the known for the unknown and make that […]

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Going With What Flow?

For too long he was just going with the flow. He went to school and kept up with the effort of those in his class, because he was going with the flow. The boys were playing football, so he joined in because he was going with the flow. He joined the lads as they looked […]

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What Was Lost Is Found

She had ten silver coins. She had ten silver coins because she needed ten silver coins. It had not come easy to get those ten silver coins. She worked tirelessly to get one silver coin after the other. And now, she had finally got the tenth coin. Now – finally – at last – she […]

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A Story From A Dead Woman

(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. Litania Mawere is a gifted communicator both in spoken word and the word in song. This is a fascinating perspective on the question. Enjoy … For His Name’s Sake, Shalom, C. L. J. […]

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Esther: An Inspirational Woman

There are a lot of great people in scripture. People that did great feats of courage. One of those that I hope is not overlooked in that list, is Esther. Recently I was reflecting on just what it was about Esther that made her such a remarkable character in the history of the people. Three […]

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