If my wealth was measured by the quality of people I know well, I would be ten times richer than Bill Gates. One such quality person gave me the honour of visiting a group of us in July to deliver one of my favourite learning sessions of the year. Some people are reluctant to do […]
Read More YIR15 – 07 – The VerdictThere is comfort in certainty. Sometimes, however, what appears certain might be founded on something very uncertain indeed. Some have a comfort in the certainty of who is spiritual in the church community. They have a comfort in what is supposed to take place in the church setting and who should be doing what. That […]
Read More More To Being His Than …I am fussy on quite a number of things. More fussy than I admit at times. That has sometimes limited my experience. I appreciate all the more how difference and a variety of it can be beneficial. Take church for example. I grew up with a limited and limiting perspective on the Body of Christ. […]
Read More Thank God for … VarietyI have known her for almost 15 years but she is not my blood sister. The change in her over those years have been remarkable. She has matured so much. She has not lost her sense of fun, her humour is sharper than ever. She’s a stalwart among the saints even though she’s still relatively […]
Read More Thank God for … FellowshipIt doesn’t answer everything at all. It certainly helps. I am not sure if this is taking place, though. The process is usually as follows – something happens and those who need to know that it’s happened find out that it’s happened. Once this registers properly there is a response in meeting with the nature […]
Read More AwarenessI can’t remember when the spectre of asthma did not hover over me. At it’s worst I have been hospitalised because of it. More often that not there are times in the year when breathing gets laboured and asthma attacks are triggered. The medical support refer to medication they recommend to keep it controlled. So […]
Read More AirwaysThe bond between a father and his children isn’t as lauded and tenderly considered as the one between the mother and her offspring This is unfortunate. Recently I sat in on a conversation a few folks were having about Paul in the Bible. They were talking of the paternal care he displayed for the churches, […]
Read More When Your Dad WritesHappy Days. Loved that programme. Theme tune was on the button. True story: for years I thought it was genuinely made in the era it reflects. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Problem With The Fonzie SyndromeI love reflecting on the implications of videos such as this one. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Spiritual Cost Of Church HierarchyI remember coming across someone who said that 80% of church work is being done by 20% of the gathered. If my physical body only had 20% of itself functioning, I would be classed as sick. In fact at that amount it would be no surprise if I were on a life support machine. Something […]
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