“You’re not normal.” She had heard that all her life. Her size made her the victim of endless bullying when she was younger.As she was not the most academically inclined they used that as another verbal stick with which to beat her. She wasn’t able to do the hairdressing job she wanted to do because of […]
Read More AbnormalThe hymn O To Be Like Thee becomes harder to sing the more you realise who you’re singing about. I do enjoy hearing the bluster and bravado of well meaning, gung-ho followers who like Peter will impulsively say they will do anything for Jesus. I enjoy hearing it. I don’t question the sincerity, I don’t […]
Read More A Word On MaturityPlans, on the whole, in the main, as a tool, are tremendous. Having a goal in mind and knowing what to do to reach it, then following through and achieving is terrific. It’s not about the ease with which something gets done, it is the manner in which it is done as well as the […]
Read More A Word On InconvenienceRecently I discovered again the cost of not being diligent. Needless to say, it pays to be diligent. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More A Word On DiligenceThere are days, there are weeks, there are periods of my life where it feels arduous. Pressures appear huge, deadlines loom, expectations exceed actual delivery and there seems to be no let up. That’s why I am grateful for Jesus. In Him there are realities that overrule those arduous days, weeks and seasons. When all […]
Read More When All Is Said And DoneFor quite a number of years, I was in an environment where for all the noise decrying the state of affairs nothing was done about it. It was not unusual for the state of not doing anything was seen as a virtue. You weren’t being a troublemaker. You were not getting mixed up in messy […]
Read More When Accepting The Way Things Are Is No Longer An OptionIt’s interesting reading of the troubles of folks in scripture. Take Joseph. If you’re in the middle of those challenges. In the pit. In the prison. The troubles were not taken away. They appeared to be indicators. It’s a word of comfort for those in the struggle. Troubles and the struggle might be an indicator. […]
Read More When Troubles Are An IndicationTimes change and so do people. You may not move location, but you certainly move in the dynamic of relationships.There are times when you move so far that you get to a point where you wonder if you have gone too far. It’s not that you’ve gone too far, though, it’s just that you’ve moved […]
Read More When You Never Forget The Good TimesWe make mistakes and when we make them the chorus we refer to is ‘we’re only human’. To be human is to err, so we’re told. What I certainly don’t want to suggest is that we should beat ourselves up every time something goes wrong and we could have done something different about it. I […]
Read More Devaluing HumanityThe preacher will mention the words of Jesus, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]
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