Recently I was reminded of the importance of being before doing. That is to say always remember that from my identity in Christ flows what I do, what I say and what I think. I am not to be hung up on looking to fix spiritual problems with physical solutions. That reminder was necessary because […]
Read More Who You Were Is Not Always Who You AreIt’s a funny thing. We run away from God, in our attitude and actions. We rebel against Him and run from Him. He chooses to pursue us. He does so in various ways – various expressions of His grace that declares His character to us inviting us to return to Him. He is compassionate and […]
Read More When You Catch Up With God“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(Exodus 20:7 NIV) God takes His name seriously. It’s no surprise then that He expects those who belong to Him to take His name seriously too. When considering the issue of labels recently, […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – NameIt is something I could relate to very well albeit from a different experience. They called him disruptive, they said he was a nuisance, they couldn’t get an official diagnosis but they had written him off as a hyperactive, inconsiderate and intemperate slob. They chucked him out of one school and he would have been […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – LabelsThis part of following Jesus is not the glamorous bit, but it remains core to our identity. It’s well expressed in this video. Enjoy. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More We Are Servants: Our Transformed Identity from Caesar KalinowskiThis aspect of our identity in Christ is fundamental. Missing this means missing the whole point of being His disciples. Enjoy. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More We Are Family: Our Transformed Identity from Caesar KalinowskiIt’s great knocking about with great people. My great friend reminded me that in the life of the early church they received their name from outsiders and onlookers. So titles like Followers of the Way and the now very well used term Christian came not from within but from without by those seeing what happened. […]
Read More What If Others Named UsI came across this and was fascinated by it. Last year I studied to develop a series on our identity in Christ. So much of what I saw in the study is marvellously reflected in this video. Enjoy. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. […]
Read More We Are Missionaries: Our Transformed Identity from Caesar KalinowskiI do not belong to myself. I am not an independent entity answerable only to myself. My life is not my own and acts, thoughts and words to the contrary are delusional. I am His. He has control and is the One who directs my path. He is Lord of my life as well as […]
Read More I Am His: Statement of OwnershipI was in this event recently and one of the speakers said something that is still profound. A problem starts when people prioritise what they do over who they are. When that happens there’s a tendency to be activity driven with a character deficit. The whole life existence involves both it is fundamental, however when […]
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