(Reflections on the sign of Jesus healing the official’s son found in John 5:1-17. This is part of the Seven Signs series, click here to catch up on other parts in the series.) The condition and the culture. This sign highlights how Jesus changes both the condition and the culture for Kingdom purposes. When Jesus saw him […]
Read More Seven Signs: Pick Up Your Mat and Walk(Reflections on the sign of Jesus healing the official’s son found in John 4:46-54. This is part of the Seven Signs series, click here to catch up on other parts in the series.) There is Jesus. There is a father. There is a son. There are witnesses. The son is sick and close to death. […]
Read More Seven Signs: The Son LivesIs that what I was looking for? There are episodes in scripture that make me chuckle, even though they are not primarily written for comedic purposes. Case in point this bit, And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask […]
Read More Were You Looking For This?“Wait a minute, are you the same guy?” “Yeah, I’m the guy.” “Nah, hold on a minute. You’re like the guy, but he’s usually down there begging and stuff.” “Yeah, that was me.” “What do you mean that was you? That can’t be you. That guy was blind. You clearly are not blind.” “I know, […]
Read More Kingdom Opportunities: Share Your StoryYou ever see someone come back from an injury too quickly? The player suffered the injury and it put him out of the game for a long time. Everyone was keen for him to make a full recovery, but the medical team and the coach depended on the player to be truthful in sharing the […]
Read More The Rise After The Fall Comes When We Fall To Be RisenIt’s not that she forgot. From time to time she has those twinges of the old feelings. Yet now when she has those moments, she has a greater memory. She has a memory of how Jesus was real and true. That His promise to heal her was nothing hokey. She experienced the scars, but He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: He Didn’t Take The Scar, But He Took The PainWhat could she do with the pain? She was told that she could give it to Jesus. She could give it to Him because He died for her, He died for the very factors that led to the pain she felt. He died because He wanted to replace that hurt and that pain with His […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Give Him The PainShe still remembers. They stayed together and thought that they worked it out. Yet she still remembers and when she remembers, those feelings come back – betrayal, devastation, trauma and seemingly unending heartbreak. She was told that time heals all wounds, but that’s not how she felt all these years later. She wasn’t harbouring the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What About The Heartache?It is not the pity I wanted. The pity would get me nowhere. It was the money I was looking for. It was the money I expected. I was used to being there, day after day and week after week. I knew my place. It’s not like I was going to get up and walk […]
Read More Far Better Than ExpectedHe heard my cry. A people had been subjected to decades of oppression. Their entire identity seemed to be defined by slavery of the harshest kind. It was as though no one was listening to them. But He was listening and He had not forgotten them. He saw their suffering and felt their pain and […]
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