There are some things in life that are really obvious. Things like, the start of the year is January and the end of the year is December. That’s obvious. Yet here I am approaching the end of November and it’s really dawning on me that the end of the year is near. I watched a […]
Read More This Is God – Revisiting Psalm 146There is a saying in the culture that life begins at 40. My initial reaction to that was, obviously no one was paying attention to what had been going on in the previous 39 years. Getting over that reaction, I then moved on to consider the question: if that is the case, where do I […]
Read More Now Where Do I Begin?My name is Christopher Dryden. I am a missionary from and for the Kingdom of God. Jesus hardly spoke about anything else. His entire life was about the mission – He was very clear about it.. He declared it, He demonstrated it. His call was for anyone following Him to also be about the mission […]
Read More MissionaryMy name is Christopher Dryden. I am a messenger of the gospel of Jesus Christ. True story. I loved journalism. For a while I wanted to be a journalist. In fact at one time I was seriously studying towards a career in it. One of the things I liked about journalist was the opportunity to […]
Read More MessengerMy name is Christopher Dryden. I am a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. Saying that can sound rather conceited in certain religious circles. Calling yourself a minister comes with certain expectations and perceptions derived a great deal from various traditions and cultures. So allow me to be clear in what I mean. I am […]
Read More MinisterPeace or pride. Among other terms of reference for Jesus is the Prince of Peace. This is helpful for those who follow Him as He went on to say that those who are peacemakers are likewise referred to as sons of God. Peace is a big deal to God. The responsibility of man to look […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of PeaceLove or fear. Generosity as a characteristic is incredibly attractive. Something I’ve noticed is that generosity is not based on material goods. Some of the most generous people I have come across would not be classed as rich in most people’s eyes. Yet they were never in lack and hardly ever in a place of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of LoveJesus said the greatest commandment was to love God and love your neighbour. He said that was the greatest commandment. Later his beloved friend John helped us recognise how they are the greatest commandment by essentially saying we could not do one without the other. What Jesus said was based on something that Moses had […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (14): Love Is All You NeedI did it to protect you. I didn’t want to hurt you, so I felt it was the best thing to do. I didn’t think you could cope with it, so I didn’t tell you at the time. I didn’t want you to feel let down so I had to couch it in a way […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (12): The Truth for LoveThere is something about loving the other that does not look to take from the other person without permission. That very desire to take without permission says something about the sense of contentment experienced. This is why it remains the believer’s massive challenge not to take from others but find contentment in what has already […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (11): Commitment to Contentment
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