Do you believe everything that we believe? Do you abide by the cultural norms that we apply? Do you stick to the dress code? Do you enjoy the songs we enjoy singing? Do you have the same reading of scripture as we do? If you do, you’re more than welcome and surely the unity of […]
Read More Truth and the Christian Way: UnityThe rows all point to the platform. On the platform is something they call a pulpit. The thinking is that everything that happens in the gathering will be geared towards the main event of someone standing at that pulpit and speaking from it to the others who will look on more or less quietly any […]
Read More Truth and the Christian Way: GatheringI came across this video very recently. I watched it and in the light of what I hinted at recently, I wondered: what would followers of Jesus think about it? Especially as in this country (the UK) a news article highlighted findings from a survey. It intrigues me because it gets me thinking again about […]
Read More Truth and the Christian Way: FestivalsPraying on my own has a lot of pleasant aspects to it. I do love it. What I have grown to enjoy all the more this year, however, is the real joy to be found in praying with others. I love what others bring to prayer, how they pray and the insights they share in […]
Read More Grateful for PrayerInterestingly it took me a while to remember it was a new month, but when I was at work yesterday, I was baffled as to how things weren’t recognised as being in December. Odd. Yet here we are a brand new month and the final month of the year 2017. Ahhhhh this is the time […]
Read More November Remembered: A Dryden UpdateThis is certainly worth your while considering. The practical implications of this would be rather interesting to see. It’s a matter of if congregations would truly let the Spirit work through these elements when we gather together. What a fascinating journey that would be. (HT – The Seedbed YouTube channel) For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]
Read More Something About the Spirit in Congregational WorshipMy name is Christopher Dryden. I am a member of the family of God which is also the Body of Christ. There was a song we used to sing in the church that spoke of how glad we were to belong to the family of God. It was a beautiful song and would get the […]
Read More MemberI love small gatherings of believers. Sure large gatherings have their place and I am sure people enjoy that. I love small gatherings. Among the many things I love is how those gatherings can be prime ground for relationships to blossom simply by giving space for people to pour into each other. We respect each […]
Read More Pouring Out …We were returning from a good night out with the brothers. I turned to my dear friend and said something about how precious and important that time was. He looked knowingly at me and mentioned something about Total Church. The phrase echoed in my mind. My good friend could say that phrase because we share […]
Read More TotallyWelcome to Oxymoron Of The Day (OOTD). There are a combination of words that are patently contradictory, it is sometimes good to expose these for the oxymorons they are. Privatised Faith: Is What? I remember an incident, when I was in my early teens. A friend of the family was visiting and we talked about […]
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