A life. A relationship. A family. A project. A community. A business. These things and more are built. How they are built tends to determine whether they will succeed or collapse in abject failure. Success in building tends to come from knowing what success looks like and who can orchestrate andevelop it based on an […]
Read More Dryden Links: Who’s Doing The Building?(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6. Explore the previous parts of this series.) Jesus cares for His church, passionately. He is passionate about her welfare and He’s passionate that appearances reflect what’s going on inside. Such is His passion that He will not allow anything other than this […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 09 Sardis: Reputation vs RealityIt’s important to gain wisdom, absoluely critical to success in life. It’s just as important, however, to make sure you gain the right type of wisdom. James points out to his readers that there are two types of wisdom on offer. They are distinguished by their source and by the nature of the outcome. It’s […]
Read More A Word Of Wisdom: Above vs. Below(Reflections and notes on Daniel 8. The series has covered the previous chapters in Daniel, you can click here to read those. Previously, Daniel himself had an interesting vision on things to come.) The point of these notes and reflections is not really to just repeat what is said in the text. You can read […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 09 – Ram? Goat? Horns? What’s That All About??This is a further entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my eminent and admirable brother, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: David took a question on racism and really, really, really brought out some outstanding thoughts on it. Just when I thought he was already hot, the man took the heat up another […]
Read More ADBC: 08 – Can You Be Good? When Is It Right To Kill?It works on a very simple system. You see, you hear and process those things to be able to speak, to walk and to do. You see, hear and process things of the world – pursuit of material wealth, self-glory and the sort – no wonder it expresses itself in selfishness, anxiety and delusion. You […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Simple SystemDoes Jesus expect us to be fanatic in following Him? I was working in an office a long time ago. In that office there was a colleague who loved Manchester United. We worked in London and Manchester is quite a trek from there. Yet this colleague would go to watch United play home and away […]
Read More Fanatic for Jesus?Truly trusting is a significant act. Disappointments and failures can condition the mind to only trust so far. to put in place certain contingencies in place to ensure that if anything happens there won’t be as much of a disappointment or a failing. It becomes such a conditioning that trust never extends too far. At […]
Read More Dryden Links: Trust – That Is All(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29. Explore the previous parts of this series.) The words that Jesus has for the churches is that He is fair and just in His assessments. It is not about flattering anyone to make them feel better about themselves. It’s also not about […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 08 Thyatira: Tolerating the IntolerableGood people tend to be surrounded by good people. There is this word to consider. The idea is to pursue the kind of relationships that can help you, that can support you, that can build you and give you the environment in which you can likewise be a help and support to others. Coming across […]
Read More A Word of Wisdom: Who Surrounds You? Who Do You Surround?
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