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 Purity(Reflections and notes on Daniel 9. The series has covered the previous chapters in Daniel, you can click here to read those. Previously, Daniel was troubled further by a vision about a ram, a goat and a horn.) Are you aware of the time you live in? Not just in terms of seeing the circumstances and […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 10 – Confession and RevelationThis 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 PatientA life. A relationship. A family. A project. A community. A business. These things and more are built. How they are built tends to determine whether they will succeed or collapse in abject failure. Success in building tends to come from knowing what success looks like and who can orchestrate andevelop it based on an […]
Read More Dryden Links: Who’s Doing The Building?(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 RealityIt’s important to gain wisdom, absoluely critical to success in life. It’s just as important, however, to make sure you gain the right type of wisdom. James points out to his readers that there are two types of wisdom on offer. They are distinguished by their source and by the nature of the outcome. It’s […]
Read More A Word Of Wisdom: Above vs. Below(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??This is a further entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my eminent and admirable brother, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: David took a question on racism and really, really, really brought out some outstanding thoughts on it. Just when I thought he was already hot, the man took the heat up another […]
Read More ADBC: 08 – Can You Be Good? When Is It Right To Kill?It works on a very simple system. You see, you hear and process those things to be able to speak, to walk and to do. You see, hear and process things of the world – pursuit of material wealth, self-glory and the sort – no wonder it expresses itself in selfishness, anxiety and delusion. You […]
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