Church. Saying that word will bring up different pictures. It is a precious word to me because it’s precious to Jesus Christ. It’s so precious to Him that He is doing all He can to ensure that on His return, the church will be ready for Him. He views the church as His Bride and […]
Read More Dryden Links: Going Micro(Reflections and notes on Ruth 3. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) God loves it when a plan comes together. Everyone celebrates the goal, but sometimes what leads to the goal can be just as exciting. Indeed such is the interest in what leads to the goal that there is […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 04 – The Set-Up for A Set-UpWelcome to my part in the ongoing blog conversation with the man recognised throughout the world of people who know as the better Dryden, David. . Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: My brother is very brave. There are things that people don’t know about him and what he experiences. I’m hardly an expert on […]
Read More ADBC: 18 – Ideas, Mainstream Media and MulticulturalismThe way things are is not acceptable. We expect change. The Bible is a fascinating book in highlighting the sense in which the way things are can not be accepted. It also outlines, however, the kind of change to expect. Initially, that kind of change won’t necessarily go down too well for those who believe […]
Read More The Kind of Change We ExpectA harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. James 3:18 (ESV) What is the harvest of righteousness? Why is it only produced in the making of peace? Why is it worth wholehearted pursuit? I was brought up in a small town in England and I had little to no contact […]
Read More A Word Of Wisdom: It’s About The OutcomeHow do you follow Jesus? I wish I asked that question a lot more intentionally when I started the journey. As it was, I was brought up in a church environment and so I assumed a lot and a lot was assumed of me. Assumptions can really make a … silly situation for all parties […]
Read More Dryden Links: Fast Track(Reflections on the sign of Jesus healing the official’s son found in John 4:46-54. This is part of the Seven Signs series, click here to catch up on other parts in the series.) There is Jesus. There is a father. There is a son. There are witnesses. The son is sick and close to death. […]
Read More Seven Signs: The Son LivesWhen you are in a foreign environment, you can ask a lot of questions. In the strange, there can be issues of what is worth holding onto and what’s worth releasing. This series began with reflections of my own time when I left home for the strange world of university. It can be easy to […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 14 – What An Awesome God – A ConclusionSo, this is November. You come across this month and you’re facing the tail end of the year. Not quite time to get all reflective on how things have gone. But it is time to start feeling things getting colder and time to wrap up and conserve as much energy as you can. Of course, […]
Read More Dryden Update: Grateful for Mercies Of All SizesI wanted to be a journalist. Not because the life of a journalist seemed particularly glamourous, it was more about how the perception of them was of those who would go searching for truth in current events and report them. For me, it was about the words and the power of the words not just […]
Read More Dryden Links: A Christian Response To The Climate Crisis
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