I understand to a degree. Someone who was close and precious to you, left an indelible mark on your life and cannot be forgotten – the loss of that person is seismic. And it appears reassuring to know that beyond the dead that loved one is looking on. That the presence of that loved one […]
Read More JJ 24 #13: We Shall See Him As He IsIt’s possible to go through a day without music. I’m just not sure if it’s that much better a day without it. There’s the music that’s heard. I love listening to the music. The way the instruments are crafted together in the amazing soundscapes that I applaud. The way they craft the lyrics that evokes […]
Read More JJ 24 #12: As The Music PlaysThey vie for your attention. You cannot give it to them. It is an episode referred to often when looking at the life of Nehemiah. That episode namely being how he was being enticed to leave his work to deal with distractions deliberately set up by his opponents. Some of those who opposed him were […]
Read More JJ 24 #11: This Requires FocusOne of the worst ways to describe someone is, lazy. There’s an equally dangerous extreme to address where someone is so devoted to working that it consumes all their time and everything else is relegated to just working. That’s something not always addressed or obvious because there’s a sort of understanding of the value and […]
Read More JJ 24 #09: Rest to WorkIt was not unusual that they were men in suits. Suits were the dress code for men in that gathering. What marked them out, though, was that at a given time during the singing, these select men would pick up their briefcases and file through to another room in the building. Then after a while, […]
Read More JJ 24 #08: The Value of CounselMy Dad was not a storyteller. Not in my recollection anyway. I don’t remember particularly for being a wordsmith whether in written or spoken terms. In the church, his role as a deacon saw him do more than he said and he appeared very content with that. There were opportunities where he’d speak in moderating […]
Read More JJ 24 #06: The Story on the JourneySuccess. Prosper. Flourish. Many offer promises for tomorrow of something better ahead. They present themselves as the ones to lead you to a land of promise and life of splendour. They offer words that seduce and thoughts to stimulate. In it all, though, there is no substance. The substance is found in Jesus as our […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Be The VisionHis parents dedicated him to the Lord. It was one thing that they dedicated him, but it was another thing for him to live in a way that reflected a dedicated life. As a man, he decided to live to the one he was dedicated to. The life dedicated is not a sentiment. It is […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Life DedicatedWe were walking home. It had been a tough few days. Maybe the hope was gone. Hope was crucified. A fellow traveller wondered why we were so sad. We thought He must have lived under a rock to be ignorant of recent events. Yet as we walked with Him, our hearts were aflame as He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: We Urged Him to StayMoses was crucial to the deliverance of God’s people, but God had specialists for the Tabernacle. Solomon was crucial to developing Israel’s golden era, but God had specialists for the Temple. Jesus is foundational to salvation, there is no way to the Father except through Him. Yet through Him, God enables and releases specialists to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Right For The Occasion
