One story is very familiar throughout history. The child was born in poverty. His parents worked hard, but never seemed to escape the grip. The child saw how there were those who were far better off and took advantage of those like his parents. Before long as the child becomes a man, he understands that […]
Read More Who Rules? Which Story?It is just this. Only this. Nothing else but this. That’s it, that’s all. If you were to come across such a statement what would you put as the ‘it’? What does it all come down to for you where when everything else is stripped away that which remains is the only thing that mattered? […]
Read More Does It All Come Down to This?Maybe. Dad said He’s coming back soon. Dad’s Dad said that too. He still hasn’t come. Maybe He’s not coming back that soon after all. Maybe He’s going to take a while longer. What if He isn’t? Just because He hasn’t arrived yet … I don’t even know how long I’ll be around. As long […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: It Won’t Be LongGary envied Tim for a long time. Tim had his wife, children, parents and siblings. He could always go back home to them. Every time when they showed up to work on a Monday morning, Tim would always have a story of what he did with his family. Even the reports of not doing much […]
Read More What Is The Way Back Home?It was a big shift in his way of thinking – no doubt about it. It was such a radical shift in his way of thinking that it caused a fuss among some when he returned to Jerusalem. The episode of Peter with a Roman centurion – a Gentile, if you will – was no […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 08 – Shifting Perspectives Part 2From the father to the son. From the mother to the daughter. From the aunts and uncles to the nieces and nephews. The children have never been on the earth before. The grown ups have traversed across the earth for a while longer. The young have much to learn from the elders. Yet the elders […]
Read More Family Formation: 04 – Age to AgeI don’t get God sometimes. Abram was with his wife and had to leave the and they were in because of a great famine. They rocked up in Egypt and Abram was very concerned for his own safety. To cover himself and avoid the threat of death due to the physical beauty of his wife, […]
Read More Abraham: Lying and Blessing?What they found unnerving and somewhat intimidating as well as fascinating and intriguing was how He spoke as one who had authority. Not only did He speak as though He was one who could command and expect the appropriate response, they marveled how He would go about exercising this as much over the elements of […]
Read More Who Rules? By Force or By Faith?It’s one of the best things about praying together. Praying together and joining our hearts and minds on the same matter can cultivate a closer relationship with those in the group. That closer relationship can give permission for greater vulnerability and honesty. So it was as we connected to pray that one of the group […]
Read More The Difference A Word Can MakeIt doesn’t feel like anyone cares. That was the feeling she had. Setback after setback. Maybe she was never meant to succeed. Maybe this was all there was to her life. That was when she was informed that she was in a state for the moment. But she was never meant to stay there. There […]
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