There are different kinds of love. One of them that is not often pursued – but is actively encouraged – is the kind of love that marks out siblings. If we look in scripture for expressions of this sibling love, we might struggle initially. Cain and Abel were not the best reference points for this. […]
Read More The Marks: 03 Brotherly AffectionThere is a tone of voice my parents had that gave the game away. My Mum in particular couldn’t hide it if she had something very positive to say. Growing up, good news was usually about treats. This is why Thursday was the best day of the week. That was the day when we would […]
Read More The Message in March (TMIM): IntroductionHello. My name is Christopher. I am the one who puts words on this blog. Most of the time. Among other things, I love food in good company. I am thankful for February because there were a lot of highlights of enjoying food in good company. A lot of the time, though, that food was […]
Read More Dryden Update: Fellowship, Feasts and Going Forward from FebruaryYou’re not a trained fire brigade technician. You’re not able to deal with raging fire that is consuming the house. The fire is raging and there are people in that house. What are you going to do? Cry over the burning house? Neatly arrange yourself appropriately so that you’re prepared to answer questions on the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: While The House BurnsAbhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 Words. I love them. They do a wide variety of things to me. And when it comes to words I don’t use often, there is something in me that wants to find out about those words. For example, consider this word ‘abhor’. Now […]
Read More The Marks: 02 Hate What’s Evil; Cling To GoodFellowship is a Christian-ese kind of word that is banded about and applied to all types of gatherings from quiz nights to youth meetings to formal worship services but all too often the true essence of fellowship is missed. The fellowship of believers gives us a picture of God. We are all unique, yet made […]
Read More Eden Weekly #05: The Joy of FellowshipThere are the ingredients. There are the measurements. There is the equipment. There are instructions. The dangers are to ignore the instructions, neglect the measurements, misuse the equipment and forget the ingredients. Those dangers range from sloppy and shocking food preparation to potential food poisoning. It is certainly not the recipe for a great culinary […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FruitIt is such a lonely job, we’re told. There’s such a burden and a pressure that others cannot appreciate and don’t carry. It is such a task that often things have to be done to relieve that weight. It is certainly not to diminish the real weight of responsibility of those positions. There is a […]
Read More Does It Have To Be Lonely At The Top?You were not with me. You were not walking or keen to follow or seek me . You wanted to do your own thing and use me to get there. You were busy and saying it was for me. You brought my name into it in a bid to justify all your efforts. But it […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Walk or the WorkLet love be genuine. Romans 12:9 According to pop songs people are looking for real love. If we go by those pop songs, though, the idea of real love can get confusing in a hurry. That’s not just an issue for pop songs or indeed popular culture. There are a lot of conflicting and confusing […]
Read More The Marks: 01 Real Love
