Some hold the staff. Some hold the arms of the one who holds the staff. Some speak. Some write for the speaker. Some cook. Some encourage the one who cooks. It is a blessing to see the staff raised to motivate the troops. It is a blessing to hear an inspiring word from the speaker. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Some Come AlongsideI enjoy my own company and don’t have a problem on my own for extended periods of time. There is, however, no better place to be than with people of God doing the work of God for the glory of God as we display the life of God in how we serve, we relate, we […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: No Better Place To BeGod gives us the water of life. Refreshing and reinvigorating. Useful for the outer man, essential for the inner man. Not just water for the self, but also water to flow from us to serve others. Water that suits the soul for it is pure and for our healing. With so many other pretender beverages […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: There’s Water Of LifeThere are tunes that sound acceptable. Adequate. Average. There are other listening experiences. The band and singers flow smoothly. They get the vibe. They understand their roles superbly and it’s not just technical precision; it’s an unmistakable groove. They play their part and ebb and swing with such finesse that at the end, there’s a […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Listening and Living ExperienceIt is stunning. It is breathtaking. That love pays the debt that I could never pay. That love should redeem the hopeless, heal the sick, enrich the poor, deliver from addiction, and empower the weak. That love should place the lonely in a divine family, and give heavenly purpose to those previously bound for hell. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Stand AmazedYou have done well. You’ve worked with the ability God gave you. You have not trusted your instincts to do your own thing – you’ve put full confidence in God to lead however unconventional or unorthodox. As this is all the work of God through you, though, you remember that He gives you rest. He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Rest for the ObedientThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus makes a radical declaration that every believer in Him has to take seriously. Helping in that effort has been an overview initially before and then have a look at that first […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 4 – FollowThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 3 – Take Up My What?Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Let him deny himself. The first two words never occurred to me before, because I was all about the two that follow. But “let him”. Allow him to follow these things. Don’t […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 2 – Deny Who?There’s what you’re doing and there’s who you’re doing it with. The relationship between Paul and Timothy is a fascinating one based on what we pick up in Acts and some of the church letters that Paul writes. There are, of course, the two letters that Paul writes to Timothy and what they say about […]
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