But the wisdom from above is first pure … James 3:17 There is something about purity. If you hear that something is pure then there is something reassuring about that. There is something that sure suggest clean and there’s something about it that also talks about what it’s not. It is not contaminated. It’s not corrupted. […]
Read More A Word of Wisdom: It’s About PurityThis is a further entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my thoughtful and insightful brother, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: All I did was ask David a question about football players feeling the need to take a knee. That’s all I did. And David took that question and … well, seriously […]
Read More ADBC: 09 – Basis for Rule and What’s With The Good News?You’ve got to be patient, Mr Dryden. These things take time. Those words are not ones that I would have heard mentioned to my Dad. Chiefly because my Dad was not rushing any process he was in. He was in a position in life where he knew things would not always turn around immediately. He […]
Read More Dryden Update: Fruit Will Come – Being Patient(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6. Explore the previous parts of this series.) Jesus cares for His church, passionately. He is passionate about her welfare and He’s passionate that appearances reflect what’s going on inside. Such is His passion that He will not allow anything other than this […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 09 Sardis: Reputation vs Reality(Reflections and notes on Daniel 8. The series has covered the previous chapters in Daniel, you can click here to read those. Previously, Daniel himself had an interesting vision on things to come.) The point of these notes and reflections is not really to just repeat what is said in the text. You can read […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 09 – Ram? Goat? Horns? What’s That All About??Does Jesus expect us to be fanatic in following Him? I was working in an office a long time ago. In that office there was a colleague who loved Manchester United. We worked in London and Manchester is quite a trek from there. Yet this colleague would go to watch United play home and away […]
Read More Fanatic for Jesus?Truly trusting is a significant act. Disappointments and failures can condition the mind to only trust so far. to put in place certain contingencies in place to ensure that if anything happens there won’t be as much of a disappointment or a failing. It becomes such a conditioning that trust never extends too far. At […]
Read More Dryden Links: Trust – That Is All(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29. Explore the previous parts of this series.) The words that Jesus has for the churches is that He is fair and just in His assessments. It is not about flattering anyone to make them feel better about themselves. It’s also not about […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 08 Thyatira: Tolerating the Intolerable(Reflections and notes on Daniel 7. The series so far had an introduction before considering the way Daniel and his friends settled in the strange land. This was followed by explorations in how the righteous emerged from a ridiculous situation. This was the set up for the trial by fiery furnace that was contemplated. The series then considered the pride of Nebuchadnezzar was brought […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 08 – Visions Of Kingdoms to Come(Shirley ‘Eden’ Evans is a gifted teacher, writer and speaker using these to great effect in local, regional and national church organisations. As one who has experienced the liberating power of God, she is keen for others to experience this same God in action via community action and getting saints to activate their Kingdom mandate. […]
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