There are days, there are weeks, there are periods of my life where it feels arduous. Pressures appear huge, deadlines loom, expectations exceed actual delivery and there seems to be no let up. That’s why I am grateful for Jesus. In Him there are realities that overrule those arduous days, weeks and seasons. When all […]
Read More When All Is Said And DoneI love the great outdoors … from inside. Not one for great explorations of mountains and that kinda thing. Going out camping is not my thing. Even my idea of a holiday is going to visit my brother … in Milton Keynes. (That’s hardly a trip to somewhere exotic … not far either.) I love […]
Read More When It’s Not Good To Stay InsideHappy 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 didn’t make it to the gathering. If I told you how tired I was, it still wouldn’t do justice to how tired I was. After a season of pushing myself the body simply refused to be abused that way again. So I didn’t make it. In another setting at another time that would have […]
Read More The Value of RelationshipsI 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 […]
Read More Sick BodyBeing exposed repeatedly to music can reside in the system for years after the first encounter. The music of Keith Green has been in my system for around 20 years. I would not be so presumptuous to say I am an expert on all his material, but his music is still heavily influential to this […]
Read More When There’s LoveThere are cute words in the English language. There is something cute about the word ‘vessels’. You might not think so, but I do and on here that’s all that matters. It’s such a great analogy for the life of a follower of Jesus Christ. We are not our own, but we are made for […]
Read More VesselsA crutch may help you to move, but it doesn’t help you to walk. I was reminded recently that the Christian faith is not about crutches. Jesus came to bring about wholeness. That was exemplified on occasions with those who previously could not walk being able to walk. He did not offer a crutch, indeed […]
Read More It’s Not About CrutchesCertain episodes in scripture bug me. They don’t bug me because I don’t understand them. They bug me exactly because I do understand them. Jesus mentions that the world will know we are His followers by the way we love each other. That is to say in as much as people might observe glorious singing, […]
Read More Being With Perfectly Pleasant Strangers
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