What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols. Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when […]
Read More Idols Then Idols NowI asked this question on Twitter recently. Would you change your behaviour if you were shown, beyond any doubt, that it was ineffective, a waste of time and dangerous? That might seem like a fairly straightforward question to answer, until you compare it to experiences both observed and endured. I will talk about myself and […]
Read More Defeating The Power Of Negative ConditioningSo in the last entry, I had a little nudge at reconsidering the altar call. I thought that would be it for the time being in terms of reconsidering certain staple parts of the Christian lifestyle. So much for that thought. I heartily recommend having a read over at Eric’s Progress looking at The Sermon. […]
Read More Where Does It Say That Then? The SermonSymbolism I can handle. I dig it. In its place, in its time, for its purpose, it is a wonderful and profound method by which we tap into something deep and enriching. It suggests that there is something in a physical act, that relates to something way beyond the physical. With due meaning it can […]
Read More Come To The Altar – Why?I was asked to share something about discipleship with a multi-generational group of people recently. As you may have gathered having a brief scan of this site, I take inspiration from various sources. On this occasion, I was inspired by the song above. Growing up my Mum loved her some Andrae Crouch. Like the dutiful […]
Read More Living This Kind Of LifeHe was talking about what they did with the facility. As we sat and heard him talk, it highlighted just how much work needed to be done to help him and others have a different perspective. There was an almost fatalistic view of the facility as solely for the purpose of ‘worship services’. As a […]
Read More Building Worship or Worshipping BuildingsGotta blame Chris from Journeys in Hearts and Minds for this one. Alan Knox, kindly posted a blog entry pointing out at something I wrote not so long ago. Among those who commented was the aforementioned Chris. He said something that really inspired me. It reminded me again that life together is better. It really […]
Read More Together We’re Better Thanks To The Master EntanglerToday we celebrate the birth of the last Dryden child of our marital union – Zoë Anya-Cheryse Dryden. As a deep kinda guy, I attach great significance to the lives of each of my daughters. Their births hold a lot of importance for me due to contextual factors such as the state of my relationship […]
Read More Zoë 3 TodayNot long ago I wrote something in praise of teams, and after that Chris Jefferies from Journeys of Heart and Mind left a brilliant comment at the end of which was this pivotal line. Ultimate authority is not in havng absolute power but in knowing the Author. This is seen in the earthly ministry of […]
Read More Where Real Authority OriginatesHere on these British Isles there once lived a sports commentator called David Coleman. I remember some of the commentaries Coleman made on sporting occasions primarily through the video footage. I distinctly recall him talking of some feat being ‘quite remarkable’. The way he said it was so unique years after his retirement it echoes […]
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