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?The Spirit hovered. The Word went out. The Father commanded. Creation emerged. The Spirit hovered. The Son came out. The Father commended. Creation restored. The Spirit hovered. The Son returned. The Father consummated. Creation revealed. Through it all there is a great fellowship taking place. The Son celebrates the Father, the Father glorifies the Son. […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FoundationJesus gathered them together and then sent them out in pairs. After He ascended and the Pentecost experience launched the collection of believers to a new phase of existence an episode took place. In it, a pair of the apostles encountered a beggar who was lame and they healed him in the name of Jesus […]
Read More Was Jesus Onto Something? The Partnership ApproachOf course we love each other. Of course we support each other. Of course we’re forgiving and restoring each other. Of course we’re not perfect. Of course we don’t have all answers. Of course there are mistakes. Of course we look to learn from our mistakes. Of course we show real love. What do you […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Deluded FellowshipSome want to paint a picture of a very materially prosperous life with every single material, emotional, vocational and social issue neatly covered because you have it made. That is not the picture painted by Jesus. For some great suffering will be involved. For some hardship will be involved. For some rejection and betrayal will […]
Read More It Gets BetterDid they get the right idea of what the offer is? Have you ever subscibed to something or became a member of something because of a really attractive offer and then when the novelty wore off, you almost forgot about it completely until something would pop up to remind you of what you signed up […]
Read More Being A Member – Did You Get The Right Idea?Music is fascinating. All the different types of music. All the ways they are expressed and conveyed. All the factors involved at the professional level All the issues involved at the amateur level. When you explore it you cna really get hung up on some wonderful and not so wonderful human stories. Music has certainly […]
Read More Sing Your Song – Sing Our SongHe invited me to lunch. The clinching element was that he would be paying. How could I decline such and invitation? The location was comfortable and the range of food on offer was superb. As we waited for the order we conversed. He wanted a reminder of aspects of my journey to date. I was […]
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