Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. (1 Timothy 4:13) Not everyone can read out loud with confidence. Whether it’s because English is not their first language, or they were discouraged from reading out when they were younger, there’s something unusual about some opening the scripture and […]
Read More For Reading Out LoudFor His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Journeyman Journal: ContinuityI love God. I really do. It’s the reason why I live and move and have such verve for doing my best. Among the countless reasons for loving Him is His unerring habit of speaking and then when He speaks, what He says happens. I love it. At the start of this year, I spoke […]
Read More Word in ActionTwo people agreeing on something is in itself something not to take for granted. That’s because it is easier to eventually reach a position where disagreement leads to division because of the disunity. That’s just between two people. Imagine what it’s like when the numbers increase. I was reminded of two incidents in the book […]
Read More Coming To An AgreementI must confess that I have been guilty of taking some scriptures out of context. One is the glorious saying in scripture “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord.” (Zechariah 4:6) It is worth checking that verse in its context for yourself. My misuse of the verse has seen […]
Read More Is It Fit To Fit?I have not looked at the midpoint of the year so intently before. Time has tended to pass by and I have only tended to reflect and consider things at the year’s end. The reason why this is different, however, is probably down to a different intentionality to the year. So from the end of […]
Read More Working It Out – Dryden July UpdateIf you browse through this blog you will not find many photos of me. That’s because I don’t like posting photos of myself. Primarily because I don’t see the need. So it takes much for me to voluntarily do so. The two human beings on the left are two people I have a great deal […]
Read More A Couple of ThingsRecently I reflected on the role of walking with my Dad. In it I referred to how my brother and I would often walk with him when he went for his walks. Looking on that in the light of life today got me thinking about the beauty of praying together. It never fails to amaze […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Pursuing in Prayer TogetherIt’s interesting to me to see well meaning people propose and promote positions with passion that essentially are pointless. It’s interesting and somewhat tragic. All that passion channelled into something that in the greater scheme of things counts for nothing. The deathbed scene is often referred to and in that scenario as you breathe your […]
Read More A Word On What MattersIt is an incredibly self-centred world we can live in. The immediacy and urgency of the now in me and the needs that drive me from outside and within can allow perspective to be very small. changes take place that appear to put me at a disadvantage while others who don’t share my beliefs are […]
Read More Psalm 33 – Get Some Perspective
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