(HT: Tim Marshall Photography) My parents nurtured me in a church environment. I know of other environments like work and school, but the church one is something I was familiar with. As a human collective, it is something with good points and bad. The thing about church, however, is what has been written about it from […]
Read More December Thanks #16: ChurchIt took me a while, but I did come to realise there has to be a good reason to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. My parents were not the lazy sort at all. Very industrious, tenacious, committed folks who knew all about a hard day’s work. In fact I got […]
Read More December Thanks #15: MotivationLife for me is not without its struggles and challenges. I find more and more, however, that I am better equipped to engage with these realities on the basis of meditating on the Word of God. Not from a simplistic point of view that the Bible has all the answers. In fact, sometimes it deepens […]
Read More A Brief Word About The WordThe idea was a good one. It would have given us the right focus to help achieve what was needed. It was heard out with due patience and consideration and then rejected with little reason given. That was a bit baffling. As time elapsed other suggestions and comments with dismissed out of hand and the […]
Read More December Thanks #14: OppositionA good friend of mine took me to watch a movie recently. I have probably been to about half a dozen films at the cinema this year. The film I watched with my friend is the second best one of the year. A really good story was told. Why I am grateful for stories is […]
Read More December Thanks #13: StoriesHe asked me if I was a sociable type. There was a friend we both knewwho definitely was a real social animal. That guy wouldn’t have a problem meeting someone and talking to them real friendly like. Me, on the other hand, that is an aspect that has not been a particular strength of mine. […]
Read More December Thanks #12: StrangersPoint of passion to connect. When it comes to following Jesus, there are no off-limits. He has access to every aspect of my life and everything I do is i His gaze. It’s good to have that in mind so that I am aware of when something will look to compete with Him for prime […]
Read More December Thanks #11: FootballI love these kind of videos for what they do to deepen the appreciation for the Word. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Song of Shalom (A Reflection on the Song of Solomon)On some occasions, I have mentioned that it must be at times really hard to live with me. This often gets a vigorous nodding of the head from my daughters and an exaggerated look of not knowing what on earth I could possibly be talking about from my wife. These aside, I have a decent […]
Read More December Thanks #10: GraceMy friend Ray introduced me to this better way of looking at the concept of hope. Previously the term was more like a wish you really wanted to happen. The sort of thing you crossed your fingers for, but held a degree of knowledge that it may not happen. It was a bit like optimism […]
Read More December Thanks #09: Hope
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