It is not unnatural to praise. A remark on how good someone looks. An observation on the enjoyable meal. A comment on why you liked that show. A reflection on what you liked about the day. Those are expressions of praise. The invitation to think about whatever is praiseworthy is to consider carefully who and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – PraiseworthyPeople use the word “hallelujah” as a praise in itself. What’s interesting about that is the word is an instruction to praise – an invitation to let loose with what praise is all about. When the psalmist put together what’s referred to as the 34th psalm he gives a masterful display of what it is […]
Read More For Reading Out Loud – Psalm 34When plans don’t work out, prayer and praise help to bring about a proper perspective on God’s purposes. Praise in the Creator whose plans prevail. He puts us on the right track as we prayerfully look to Him in the disappointments and setbacks. Praise is not the neglect of the pain and frustration. Prayer and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Plans, Prayer, Perspective and PraiseWe are capable of praise. There is a lot of negativity. There is a lot of praise. Sometimes it’s because of the praise, that negativity emerges. It’s worth applying that praise to One who is worthy of it and then gives the premise for everything else that is praiseworthy. Hope in God is motivation to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: In Praise Of …(Reflections and notes on Daniel 2 – click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2 of the series so far.) Nebuchadnezzar, to all intents and purposes is the most powerful man in the known world as far as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are concerned. He oversees a kingdom that spans a fair […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 03 – Who Rules? The Ridiculous and the RighteousThe past is sometimes seen as a comfort to some. A place of refuge when bombarded with the issues and challenges of the present. The purpose of the past, however, is to provide an insight that can support the present, that can inform the present, that can inspire the present and that can give wisdom […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: When I Remember …There was an awe about the place. She did a tremendous job. Some people need a backing track, some people are conditioned to require some sort of accompaniment, yet she was comfortable enough with the song to start it off and sing boldly. Eventually the rest of us joined her. We sang and saw that […]
Read More What Were They Singing? What Are We Singing?They have a lot of questions about where He is in the midst of it all. Is He rebuking or reassuring? Is He recentring our focus or is He highlighting our reluctance to truly recognise Him for who He is? Although the questions rain in as to where He is in the disruption and what […]
Read More Pause for Praise: The Divine in the DisruptionSome things are a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact. On the taste factor, for example, I was brought up to enjoy the game football. As in the proper game football. The one played here in England where the spherical object best described as a ball is primarily struck with the […]
Read More Greater Than Great – A Matter of FactIt’s amazing that the Bible in itself is a library. It’s even more amazing to discover that in the library there’s another smaller library known as Psalms. Taking a stroll through the Psalms should take you a while and in that stroll you discover a variety of different lyrics not just from David either. There’s […]
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