(Reflections and notes on Daniel 2 – click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2 of the series so far.) Nebuchadnezzar, to all intents and purposes is the most powerful man in the known world as far as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are concerned. He oversees a kingdom that spans a fair […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 03 – Who Rules? The Ridiculous and the RighteousYou will get the impresion before too long that I love words. I produce writing because I consume writing – you know, the words that others have written. I know plenty of folks are just into the consuming, but what I consume inspires me to produce. It doesn’t necessarily inspire me to produce all the […]
Read More Dryden Links: Lessons in Marriage(Notes and Reflections on Revelation 1 – for the prelude to the series, click here.) Revelation 1 is an insight into what we’re about to receive from the rest of this text. We are introduced to John, but it’s clear in the early parts of this letter that John is taking notes from what someone […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 02 A Remarkable VisionThere are few things in life as wonderful, refreshing and invigorating as seeing someone do something to an excellent standard. It is sad that often, for a wide range of reasons, we are somewhat cultured to accept that which is less than excellent, so that the excellent is soething of a rarity. It’s sad, because […]
Read More About That Quote: On Excellence(Reflections and notes on Daniel 1 – for Part 1 of the series click here.) The first few verses of Daniel 1 make for sobering reading. Usually the way things worked where gods and their countries were concerned, if you beat the people that meant you defeated their gods. That’s certainly how the Babylonians may […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 02 – Adapting without DefilingThere is no way I can ever claim credit for where I am today in terms of my convictions. The convictions were reached because God put people on my path who helped me read scripture in a way that got me to understand Him in a profound manner from which the convictions grew. One of […]
Read More Dryden Links: Interview with Alan KnoxHe’s my brother in Christ for real and he’s my Captain. I refer to him as my captain because I’m impressed with the way God has granted him wisdom and insight to galvanise others in the faith as he pursues others in the faith. So you’ll go with me that he’s my Captain. So, my […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 01 PreludeThis is not my home. How do I cope? October 1996. To do the degree I needed to be stationed near the lecture facilities. That required relocating from everything that I knew into somethng very different. I had not considered what it was like to be in a strange place because home and church life […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 01 – IntroductionMy Dad enjoyed his allotment. My Mum enjoyed cooking. I know they enjoyed these things because when I have an image in my head of what they enjoyed doing those activities spring effortlessly to mind. It would be interesting to see what my daughters would say their parents enjoy doing. What I do know is […]
Read More Dryden Update: Review and PreviewYou gotta be careful, they advised him. You gotta know what you’re going to do before you do it. You gotta make sure that everything is covered and sorted so that you don’t get messed up because you didn’t do your due diligence. He nodded his head. He understood what they were saying and the […]
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