Reading: Ephesians 6:1-9 Context: How do these instructions fit into Paul’s broader teaching about Christian living? Reading about family dynamics and how work relations should go fits in with the character of Christ that Paul refers to the saints constantly. These instructions outline key qualities of submission and obedience, yet they depend on and are […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 12: Relationships – Family and WorkIt will accomplish its purpose. There’s something wonderful about the seed. It goes into the ground and dies. It produces far more than what it looked like in its initial form. Something greater was within and could emerge only once it was planted in the ground. There’s an aspect of that which we experience when […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – InvestThe Kingsman must endure. He cannot give up. He cannot give in. What keeps him going? It’s not his own great efforts. What can he learn from Moses? To explore this, he considers: Why would a man walk out of a palace and into a wilderness, and call it a good deal? Hebrews 11:24-27 doesn’t […]
Read More KMCD 41: The Kingsman Endures Through Faith and FocusReading: Ephesians 5:21-33 Context: How does “submitting to one another” (v.21) set the tone for what follows? The healthy, godly understanding and application of submission resolves all relationships. All of them. Especially when done in the right order. If we understand what we’ve read in the first three chapters of Ephesians, we’ll understand that submitting […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 11: Relationships – MarriageThe best ability is availability. A wonderful quote from the sports world. It’s also something that those who belong to God find precious about Him. He’s a very present help at all times. His availability is never in question because He is always with us. That’s a great comfort in a world where others can […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – AvailableWhat does it mean for the Kingsman to be looking for the Heavenly Country? A man posted abroad for years learns something about home. He keeps his papers in order and his accent intact, and he never quite unpacks the last box. He can be useful where he is, even loved, but he never mistakes […]
Read More KMCD 40: The Kingsman is Looking for the Heavenly CountryReading: Ephesians 5:1-20 Context: What does it mean to be “imitators of God as dearly loved children”? This is one of the most important identity verses in Scripture. First, it underpins our identity in Christ. Second, it underpins how parenting and childhood work. Third, it points to something about how we emerge in life. Going […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 10: Walking in Love and LightOne of my favourite characteristics of God is His faithfulness. It means more to me than reliability or trustworthiness. It’s the great faith He has to show up and believe the best for me, reflecting His Son as He lives in me. He knows I’ll mess up. He knows I’ll stray. And He still shows […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – FaithfulI wrote this ten years ago. It got me thinking it might be worth writing another one now, so here goes. To my dear nephew. You’re a man in the eyes of the law. You’re a man in your own eyes as well. But being a man is still new, and there are grasps of […]
Read More Another Open Blog to My NephewWhat does it mean for the Kingsman to have the faith to please the King? Hebrews 11:6 says: Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. That verse tells the Kingsman what God is looking […]
Read More KMCD 39: The Kingsman Must Have Faith to Please the King
