It is such a lonely job, we’re told. There’s such a burden and a pressure that others cannot appreciate and don’t carry. It is such a task that often things have to be done to relieve that weight. It is certainly not to diminish the real weight of responsibility of those positions. There is a […]
Read More Does It Have To Be Lonely At The Top?Caught off guard. What an interesting phrase that is. Of the pictures that phrase can evoke, one is that of a place that needs to be kept secure from dangers outside. So suitably equipped personnel are given the responsibility to ensure that the place is not attacked. Yet somehow the opposition manage it because they […]
Read More Awake and AlertWe are in this together. What a wonderful sentiment. Something happens that affects people. Those who it affects acknowledge that they are affected. That does not mean, however, that they are in it together even as they are all affected at the same time in similar ways. Various people affected go through their reactions and […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FactorsIt is good occasionally to look at foundations. Why do we meet? We like to get together. That’s nice. But that’s not all. We like to encourage each other? That’s nice. But that’s not all. We like to be there for each other in various stages of life? That’s nice. But that’s not all. It’s […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Why Do We Meet?You know it’s serious when the word ‘beware’ is used. As purity is such an important element of the Kingdom, as this quality is at the heart of what defines those who inherit the Kingdom, understandably it’s something that is to be cherished dearly. Anything that can contaminate that purity, anything that jeopardises the sanctity […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Beware False ProphetsOne of the highlights of a really good year was setting up a group. There is that sense where each team member recognises that we need each other. The environment created allows there to be openness to vulnerability and as a result we see how we can help. Even if we cannot be the solution […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Need Your HelpGod’s idea. His wisdom would be on display through the work of people together. Not through the efforts of just an individual. Not in what one person does on their own and what they achieve. No, His wisdom is on display when His Body is at work and His united Body functioning is made up […]
Read More Kingdom Commitment – Day Six: Doing This TogetherA friend of mine was talking to me recently. I’ve got a lot of time for him and admire him a great deal for his loving character, his great sense of humour and grounded approach to life, his humility makes a massive impression every time we converse. As we conversed, he told me about feeling […]
Read More UntappedIt 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 2It’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 […]
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