Just A Question
What is it that makes us distinctly human? For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Just A QuestionWhat is it that makes us distinctly human? For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Just A QuestionHunger was the most basic need God addressed from the beginning. It’s incredible of all the various wants and needs developed since then and from then it remains the basic need of the human experience. Whether it’s mental stimulation or sexual gratification it can all be classed as a form of ‘hunger’ that needs feeding. […]
Read More Don’t Hurt Them, Feed ThemI sometimes wonder why He keeps them. He’s beaten death, He’s defeated the grave, the final opposition to life and the Kingdom has been vanquished in the death, burial and resurrection. He is triumphant over all His foes. He is now the hope of the world and those who believe in Him can live eternally. […]
Read More Scarred As A Reminder That You Are VictoriousWhat were we like before shame? It’s such a powerful state to find yourself in. So crippling. The combination of feelings of embarrassment, fear and withdrawal prevents any chance of full acceptance and true intimacy in a wider sense. Sometimes it’s something within that causes it – a response to an incident for example. Sometimes […]
Read More He Takes Away The ShameThe human condition is funny. A number of times you read in the Bible, an interaction take place where God, directly or through a messenger tells someone a number of points, all of which ends with a final outcome far greater than the current situation. Yet the listener always misses the point because they’re stuck […]
Read More Missing The Point – Why Sometimes We Should Just Shut UpThere is a need to focus on the need for Jesus. I recognise how easy it is to get distracted. The problem of being distracted is that even if you’re doing noble things, they miss the point. There are a lot of noble things going in the world that miss the point. That point chiefly […]
Read More What Matters After The DistractionsI had a bad day. When I get bad days I have different responses. Sometimes I become morose and there’s little that can drag me out of a low. Sometimes I distract myself with loads of other work. There are times I even talk it through with Jesus. As we sit and talk it through […]
Read More Questions and StuffSomething I enjoy about studying in a group is the opportunity to get different perspectives and experiences. When we’re sharing in that kind of environment and people open up their lives and we get to see beyond the dress up and the show, it’s really illuminating. I come out of sessions like that motivated to […]
Read More The Price You Pay: RelationshipsI like the timing of certain things. As you’ll recall earlier I was looking at 2 Peter 2 which encouraged folks to beware of those who are false prophets and false teachers deceiving folks. It also talked about a number of incidents where God rescued a few from a wicked environment. In a completely unrelated […]
Read More The Fight For RightIf this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgement. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. (2 Peter 2:9-10) The pursuit of the true will often bring us across the […]
Read More Peter’s Final Words: 2 – Treasuring Truth in a World of Falsehood