Relentlessly working appears to be an admirable quality in some. Activity to activity, program to program, the energy required is unceasing and the ability to manage hectic schedules is seen as a strength. I am glad that God did not design creation to operate on such a basis. The cycle of work and rest remains […]
Read More Having A BreakThere are times when I have a dim outlook on the way things are. Take the Pastor-centric perspective on church. So much is expected of an individual far beyond any biblical outline for a role. In some contexts such is the exalted position that it’s almost like they are gods among mere mortals whose diktat […]
Read More Having A DifficultyPeople would do anything to get in. Poor, abused, hungry, destitute, alienated, damaged and afraid. Told for ages that only the elite can succeed, that only the rich, intelligent, resourceful and well connected will only truly thrive. Injustice and inequity rampages unchecked. They will be the trodden, they will suffer first. So if you pointed […]
Read More A Word On OpportunityFor 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 OptionBeing exposed repeatedly to music can reside in the system for years after the first encounter. The music of Keith Green has been in my system for around 20 years. I would not be so presumptuous to say I am an expert on all his material, but his music is still heavily influential to this […]
Read More When There’s LoveIf something is wrong then it makes sense that there’s a desire to make it right. If something is bad, it’s reasonable to want to do something to address that situation if at all possible. It would be disturbing then to come across a situation where people acknowledged something wrong, but did nothing about it […]
Read More That’s DisturbingThis human experience is filled with ups and downs. People have such pleasant sides to them. Lovely smiles, warm welcomes, gestures of concern and interest, suitable arrangements and services if there’s a problem. It can look so well. Look what happens when there’s a massive disaster, consider the overflow of generosity in seeking to help. […]
Read More Why We Need His LoveIt should be straightforward. The whole law hangs on two things – love God, love your neighbour. That’s pretty clear. Who’s your neighbour? Anyone you see who has a need. That first person is usually the person you live with and extends from there in your everyday life. The love from above helps the love […]
Read More Relationships BasicallyTrue story. The more I realise the importance of teamwork, the more I see how difficult it is to achieve and how much harder it is to retain. That is all. As you were. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More This Teamwork Business…What kind of Messiah is that? He’s knocking about with those tax collectors and sinners – eating and drinking with them. I think I just saw him laugh at one of their jokes. Does this man not know who he’s dealing with? What’s that? Zacchaeus??? He’s going to have a meal with that fraud? At his […]
Read More Getting His Hands Mucky: Doesn’t He Know Who He’s Dealing With?
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