It was ten years ago this month that I wrote a series of blogs talking about what it was to belong to God. They were not long entries, but there was enough in them to spark interest in what it is to belong. I’m happy to recommend them to you again for your reading, and […]
Read More 20 for 20 #1 I Am HisThe Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) At some point in my teenage years, I was asked the wonderful question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A seemingly regular and conventional question to […]
Read More JJ25 #02 – The Work and The CallI would be sound asleep and wake up refreshed. Few things in life are as invigorating as waking up fully rested and refreshed to get on with what needs to be done. When I have those experiences, I think about a life renewed. One of the powerful things about new life in Christ is that […]
Read More JJ24 #51: The Life Renewed(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. Shirley R. Evans, based in Manchester, is first and foremost passionate about seeing Kingdom impact in her local community. Inspired by the question, in the first part Shirley embarked on getting the […]
Read More Freedom and the Godly Woman: 5 – Purpose and ImageBorn from the Levite tribe. Initially nurtured by your Mum but then handed over to be trained in Egyptian royalty. You’re already a man out of place. You’re don’t belong to the people you’re surrounded by. Then when you go to your own people, your effort to support their cause is dismissed with a retort […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 3 – Man Out Of Place(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. Shirley R. Evans, based in Manchester, is first and foremost passionate about seeing Kingdom impact in her local community. Inspired by the question,Inspired by the question, in the first part Shirley […]
Read More Freedom and the Godly Woman: 3 – The Born (Again) IdentityJericho was secure. There was no way those strange people who had done a runner from Egypt were going to get into this land. Just no way, because these walls made them secure. What was Rahab? She was just a prostitute. What did she know about things? She might have picked up on the gossip […]
Read More Rahab: A Faith That LiberatesFishermen. That’s what they were, that was their trade, it was their livelihood, it was their stock in life ad perhaps that’s what they would turn out to be and see their sons also follow in the family business. They were caught up with the exciting prophetic ministry of this wild guy called John. That […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 03 – From Calling to CallingThe fisherman, the disciple, the one who denied three times, the apostle who preached at Pentecost, the man who left fatherly letters for followers to continue in the faith. As mentioned in the first post in this series, the life of who we refer to as Peter is a fascinating one to explore. Not to […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 02 Simon Who?I had a conversation with my first-born and from it I invited her to share what she had to say. The following is given exactly as she expressed it with no editing on my part. I submit this for your consideration. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden As the oldest daughter, […]
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