There was something about how it was coming together. Some areas looked really good, but he couldn’t get away from the fact that other areas just looked … shabby. What was springing up in those areas was not what he was expecting at all. Something had to be done. It was not going to be […]
Read More Uproot, Get Rid, Start AfreshThe work stopped. That’s how it seemed. No one visited. They could not visit anyone. Shut-in. Locked out. It looked as though they would not be able to do what they loved to do because that required engaging with others. The frustration and sadness was evident. Then they received the call. A lone voice on […]
Read More The Work ContinuesWhen The Dark Knight was released in the cinema, I had the privilege of watching it there. It is a privilege to watch a movie in a cinema. I remember watching it and being totally blown away by it. The story, the performances, the twists and turns, the outcome. It was not just a good […]
Read More Tell Me That Again, PleaseThe really wonderful gift from God is a genuine appreciation for that which is beautiful. This is seen in what He does with the eyesight. From blindness and stumbling in darkness, there’s a great change thanks to the light He brings. He opens the eyes to see and He lights the way and in this […]
Read More Our Delight, Our MeditationThat’s quite the feeling. Starting off being a learner at the feet of a great master. Learning that particular trade and developing your own manner of doing it. From there establishing a reputation of your own beyond the shadow of your mentor. Then getting into your groove to such a degree that it attracts a […]
Read More See How They’ve GrownPaul must have really loved Timothy to write to him the way he does. It’s really interesting getting a peek at what he said to his protege. I gotta admit as well, that sometimes I feel like Paul is writing that letter to me, as though he wants me to grow to take Kingdom mission […]
Read More Progress Through Practice and ImmersionHe was not on his own. When the edict came down and their livelihood was in jeopardy, he knew exactly where to go. He got in touch with his three friends. And the four of them prayed. And God answered their prayer. As the four of them prayed together. The answer came and from a […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: There Were FourYou ever wondered if God created you to be independent? How many self-made folks really did it all by themselves? I wonder why that image of the person doing it on their own is so appealing? My testimony will always have episodes of people encouraging me. However much I wanted to lean into loner credentials, […]
Read More Urging You OnMaybe it’s because we’re being polite. Perhaps it could be that we’re not used to doing that way. Whatever it is, it bugs me. There were three of us and two of us were already believers when the third guy became a part of the mix. By part of the mix it started with occasionally […]
Read More Can They See Progress?It was a good time to reflect. Their parents left their country to settle in this one. Both of them had not received education to a high degree. Both of them sought to work hard in this country and provide the foundation for their children to have a decent upbringing especially when it came to […]
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