To God and to each other in that order. There’s a rightful excitement about being redeemed. However, the matter of being reconciled brings another dimension to the renewed life. There’s a sense in which the redeemed is about what God does for us in paying the price to purchase what belongs to Him. The sense […]
Read More JJ24 #53: The Renewed Life – A People ReconciledI 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 RenewedTrust. I keep returning to this word and value it more and more with each passing day. I don’t dismiss the term “love,” and I understand why people get so hung up on it. To me, though, trust is a more important term. I hear people give away the word love cheaply when they say […]
Read More JJ 24 #34: A Matter of TrustI am very glad that Jesus warned me about suffering. I don’t like pain, you see, so when I read episodes in scripture like the ones in Acts where the apostles rejoice after getting flogged, I know that this only happens because of Jesus. I know they can only rejoice because they recall what following […]
Read More JJ 24 #28: Constituent PartsOne of the great privileges of my life has been the opportunity to work on projects with teams. Being a part of those projects helped me to appreciate that things are not done by the power of the individual – it is achieved with the help of those who see a need and fill it. […]
Read More JJ 24 #21: For Any Help I Can GetThe band. They’re gifted; they know their roles and play them to a tee to ensure the listening experience is as beautiful as possible. When I was a lot younger, the band I saw consisted of a bass player, an electric guitar player who was the lead person, another electric guitar that appeared to be […]
Read More JJ 24 #18: Maintaining the BeatIt was not unusual that they were men in suits. Suits were the dress code for men in that gathering. What marked them out, though, was that at a given time during the singing, these select men would pick up their briefcases and file through to another room in the building. Then after a while, […]
Read More JJ 24 #08: The Value of CounselAaron going with Moses was not a concession by God. I can see how it looks that way. Moses gave reasons why he couldn’t do what God called him to do, and God finally said, “OK, how about your brother, Aaron?” Yet the reasoning that God outlines shows something more than a concession. It shows […]
Read More JJ 24 #03: Not On Your Own You Won’tThree’s an effort to make you feel comfortable. It’s not permission to do whatever you like without consequence. It is, however, the effort to help you feel as relaxed and content as possible. That degree of welcome can work wonders in allowing you to breathe and exhale a lot of issues that may have been […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: You’re WelcomeSome hold the staff. Some hold the arms of the one who holds the staff. Some speak. Some write for the speaker. Some cook. Some encourage the one who cooks. It is a blessing to see the staff raised to motivate the troops. It is a blessing to hear an inspiring word from the speaker. […]
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