From that time, Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17 ESVUK) There’s a wonderful word to get someone’s attention in the area where I grew up in England. That word is “Oi!” Even typing it makes me chuckle as I recall the times hearing it. It’s not […]
Read More OTKC 02: RepentI was reading a headline that said that a church figure suggested an individual was a “committed Christian”. The context was that the individual was going into a top political position in his country. It was as though the church figure who made the comments wanted to commend this individual and reassure us that because […]
Read More JJ24 #56: The Life Renewed – A People RemindedOne of the most intriguing aspects of Jesus’ life is His profound political influence, despite His complete abstention from direct involvement in the political systems of His time. When Jesus informs Pilate that He is a King and His kingdom was not of this world, the encounter reinforced something about His work the three and […]
Read More JJ24 #55: The Renewed Life – A People ReorientedIt is about returning to where we come from. Only to discover that where you come from is not about the family tree. It’s not about the narrative of the village, the town, the city or the country. It is realising that those born of the Spirit come from a home that is beyond this […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Heading HomeIf He has called you to it, He has made a way to get you through it. I often thought that because it wasn’t an obvious and conventional way I’d have to look for alternatives to cope. Yet the alternatives are not the answer. He called you to it because He would make the way […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: There Is A WayYou gotta be careful, they advised him. You gotta know what you’re going to do before you do it. You gotta make sure that everything is covered and sorted so that you don’t get messed up because you didn’t do your due diligence. He nodded his head. He understood what they were saying and the […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the Next StepAt the age of 14 with others in my year group we were given a choice of one of three subjects to study further at school. The options were geography, history and religious studies. It was not an easy choice to make. Two of those subjects were very interesting indeed. It was going to be […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The CartographerThe health was deteriorating and the economc streams were drying out. Relationships that were dependable take a turn for the unusual. Familiar structures that provided a sense of security are turned upside down. In the midst of that, there is still the call to hold on and walk on as the Good Shepherd leads you. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: As The Good Shepherd LeadsHeadphones on, he kept walking. In the headphones were the words that would focus him on what he was doing and why was doing it. Not just inspired words, but infromed words taht instructed him as to how to do what he needed to do. He kept that on and kept walking even as others […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Keeping the Headphones OnThey want you to stay where you are, because you’re useful to them in that position. They don’t want you to go because it will cause disruption and inconvenience and you are useful to them in that position. They are keen for you to maintain your operations with little in the way of change because […]
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Life With CD 