Dryden Shorts – Something Isn’t Right Here

The feeling was detached. As if she were meant to be connected to something and someone, but something was missing. She would go about her regular duties, but something didn’t feel right. She couldn’t quite put her finger on it; she couldn’t put it into words, but there was something missing. Something not quite as […]

KMCD 27: The Kingsman and the Tale of Two Kingdoms – Part Two

Read here to see what happened in The Tale of Two Kingdoms Part One. Eli turned the story over in his mind. “So the garden is…?” “The life of Christ within you,” Micah said. “The hidden life. The inner kingdom. The place where God grows what only He can grow. But many disciples, while speaking […]

WIWO: Mark – Episode 23: Betrayal and the Last Supper

Reading: Mark 14:1-31 Context: How does the woman’s anointing of Jesus contrast with Judas’s betrayal preparations? What a fascinating set of circumstances. The woman doesn’t know she’s anointing Jesus for burial; she’s offering a heartfelt expression of devotion to Jesus. She loves Him and is keen to express that in a lavish, expensive and deep […]

Dryden Shorts – With Him

He hears me out. He hears me when I call. He listens patiently. He responds and gets to the heart of the matter. He pinpoints things that were not considered previously. His counsel does not shy away from tough decisions and the costs involved. His words also ensure His presence, purpose, provision and protection. I’m […]

KMCD 26: The Kingsman and the Tale of Two Kingdoms – Part One

The city was called Meridian. It was not an ancient city of stone gates and camel roads. It was glass, steel, noise, traffic, digital billboards, coffee shops, podcasts in earbuds, calendars filled two months ahead, and souls too hurried to notice they were starving. In Meridian lived a young believer named Eli. He loved the […]

WIWO: Mark – Episode 22: Signs and Watchfulness

Reading: Mark 13:1-37 Context: What prompts Jesus’ teaching about future events and the destruction of the temple? A seemingly passing comment is the spur that gets Jesus talking about future events. The passing comment is a moment where someone admires the temple. It’s a fairly innocuous statement as they go. Yet within it, there is […]

Dryden Shorts – Not Going Backwards

It’s fine when it’s all you knew. It’s not fine when you know better. It’s fine if this is all you know. It’s not fine if that’s all you want to know. And the more you know, the more it will do something about what you knew. And it’s not about what happened, it’s about […]

KMCD 25: Corinth and the Kingsman

What can the Kingsman pick up in learning from what happens in Corinth while exploring Acts 18:1-11? After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. That single line opens one of the most instructive passages for anyone who is serious about following Christ in the real world. Acts 18:1-11 does not give us Paul […]

WIWO: Mark – Episode 21: Love, Generosity, and Judgment

Reading: Mark 12:28-44 Context: How does Jesus’ response about the greatest commandments summarise all spiritual obligations? All we do must come from a heart of love for God. A love that has to be commanded because it’s not natural for us to give that love to God first and foremost, and we’re not that inclined […]

Dryden Shorts – Never Abandoned

She felt abandoned. She felt he had abandoned her. When she needed him the most, when she wanted to be understood, supported and held, he discarded her. He was too busy for her. He had other things to do. Then she had the encounter with Jesus and discovered someone who stood up for her. He […]