People commit to regularly praying and sharing together. Cultivating a lifestyle in which regularly confessing, repenting, and believing, as part of learning more about Jesus, is core to individual and collective existence. In this, people appreciate the work that Jesus does in the lives of others in expressing the new creation through seasons of growth […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Can You Imagine Church Like This?Jesus knew what He was doing. Spend some time with the Father, and get an insight into what to do. Then go and serve people and give them expressions of what the Father delights in through word and action. Engaging and interacting with people, serving them with the love of Jesus, and sharing life with […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Requires EnergyIt is not unnatural to praise. A remark on how good someone looks. An observation on the enjoyable meal. A comment on why you liked that show. A reflection on what you liked about the day. Those are expressions of praise. The invitation to think about whatever is praiseworthy is to consider carefully who and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – PraiseworthyWhen the King hounded him, David ran to a cave. That experience inspired Psalm 57. It outlines some helpful advice when under pressure. One, be honest about the need for refuge. Two, be honest in assessing the circumstances. Three, be honest about who God is and what He does. And finally, look to God to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Lessons from the CaveYou will never take hold of what’s ahead until you let go of what’s behind. No one is saying to forget or even pretend it never happened. But as long as there’s a stronghold on what was, there can never be a hold onto what is yet to happen. Support is available to see what’s […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Let Go to Hold OnThis is the way it’s always been, this is the way it will always be. With that, we settle for the established. Yet, there are times when we are invited to consider things afresh. And sometimes in that fresh look, we can observe certain things that don’t need to keep going. We can see that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Think AgainI love tens. I enjoy working through lists. Here’s my current list of tens: What would be your ten in each category? What would be your own ten categories/questions? For His Name’s Sake C. L. J. Dryden Shalom
Read More Dryden Shorts – A Few TensHe didn’t go on his own. Wherever he went, he ensured that he had local connections as well as partners and apprentices. The partners complemented his skills and qualities. The apprentices had skills and qualities of their own and looked to develop them in action. The formation did not stay the same, but the concept […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Partners and ApprenticesSome things just feel right. Reading and writing words have felt right to me for as long as I can remember. The opportunity that blogging presents to write words and present them is one that I remain grateful for. Reaching 20 years of blogging has not given me the impression that it’s time to stop. […]
Read More Blog Schedule UpdateJesus. I learn more and more that if life is not about Him, then it’s not living at all. Everything makes sense in the light of Him, and everything is filled with life because of Him. It’s good to be able to express that in 100 words or less over the Dryden Shorts series. Here […]
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Life With CD 