Faith or sin. It starts with a life that says I believe. The question then becomes I believe what? The story of the Bible is one of God revealing Himself and His plans to humanity. It’s one in which the story of life is always made infinitely better when it’s lived in the light of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of FaithRighteousness or Selfishness. Men are good at pursuing things. They will spend hours pursuing gaming excellence. They have no problems investing sizeable fortunes following their football team around the world. They will go to great extents to track down the woman that catches their eye. Men are good at pursuing things. Paul’s encouragement to his […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit of RighteousnessJesus said the greatest commandment was to love God and love your neighbour. He said that was the greatest commandment. Later his beloved friend John helped us recognise how they are the greatest commandment by essentially saying we could not do one without the other. What Jesus said was based on something that Moses had […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (14): Love Is All You NeedIt is not an overt thought that is mentioned, but it’s lurking in the background when we think about keeping up with the Joneses. Why should they get all the good stuff? He’s got a pretty wife, he’s got a great car, he’s got a lovely house and he has such a sweet job. I […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (13): Desiring the Good for Your NeighbourThere is something about loving the other that does not look to take from the other person without permission. That very desire to take without permission says something about the sense of contentment experienced. This is why it remains the believer’s massive challenge not to take from others but find contentment in what has already […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (11): Commitment to ContentmentIt’s one thing to witness love and faithfulness growing up. It’s a completely different thing to engage in it and yet isn’t that what life has been pointing to all along? Exploring faithfulness often brings up the question of cheating. I remember a friend sharing something profound with me about cheating vs faithfulness. The phrase […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (10): Cherishing FaithfulnessDo we really value human life? There is enough incendiary material on the issue of abortion, infanticide, capital punishment and euthanasia to keep a fire stoked for a lifetime. These might not be the only life and death and choice issues, but they certainly dominate some people’s thinking when it comes to the matter of […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (9): Valuing LifeThe question asked was about the greatest. If you asked me who is the greatest footballer at the moment and I said Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, you would inform me that I haven’t answered the question. Which is the greatest. If you asked me about the greatest boxer of all time and I said […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (6): The Second is Like the FirstThere’s a bit of a run going with the series of entries of recent weeks. That run will continue in the coming days. It’s worth just putting in a brief word here to give an update on how things are with me. First up, it’s worth thanking God that life for me at the moment […]
Read More Hello November – A Dryden UpdateThere can be only one. Wandering eyes. It doesn’t take much anymore and the reality remains to a degree we are all susceptible. It doesn’t have to be about people, it’s all about loyalty in the things that matter. You can be on a good thing and all of a sudden a suggestion or two […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (3): Love God … You Will Have No Other Gods
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