Success. Prosper. Flourish. Many offer promises for tomorrow of something better ahead. They present themselves as the ones to lead you to a land of promise and life of splendour. They offer words that seduce and thoughts to stimulate. In it all, though, there is no substance. The substance is found in Jesus as our […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Be The VisionWe were walking home. It had been a tough few days. Maybe the hope was gone. Hope was crucified. A fellow traveller wondered why we were so sad. We thought He must have lived under a rock to be ignorant of recent events. Yet as we walked with Him, our hearts were aflame as He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: We Urged Him to StayJesus knew what people were thinking. He knew and He served, but He didn’t go with their flow. He knew and He gave hope, but He didn’t stimulate trends to gain notoriety. Expressing the truth was enough for Him to be the enemy. To know what He knew and still do what He did says […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: True HumanityThere is no guarantee of ease with Christ. The walk with Him includes suffering, then it’s clear that being comfortable isn’t something to expect. In the disruption, and rejection, there is something to be said for that sense of peace in following Christ. It doesn’t remove the tears or erase the heartache, but it gives […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Good PlaceThe unsearchable riches of Christ. This is an invitation to discover that whatever we knew about what it is to live, is not even scratching the surface. We do what we can to understand. Yet when Jesus takes us out of darkness into marvellous light, it is not just to leave ignorance, it is to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Lot More Than ThatIt is stunning. It is breathtaking. That love pays the debt that I could never pay. That love should redeem the hopeless, heal the sick, enrich the poor, deliver from addiction, and empower the weak. That love should place the lonely in a divine family, and give heavenly purpose to those previously bound for hell. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Stand AmazedIt appears easy today. Type it in, a list of results pop up, scan through them and get you what you want. There is still something, however, about the invitation to seek. It is done with a degree of earnest endeavour and a mind focused on going for it until it is discovered. That also […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Seek JesusThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus makes a radical declaration that every believer in Him has to take seriously. Helping in that effort has been an overview initially before and then have a look at that first […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 4 – FollowThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 3 – Take Up My What?Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Let him deny himself. The first two words never occurred to me before, because I was all about the two that follow. But “let him”. Allow him to follow these things. Don’t […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 2 – Deny Who?
