Nobody told me that the road would be easy, I don’t believe He brought me this far to leave me. (James Cleveland) In my childhood days I heard a gospel group’s recording of this song and the lead singer had a great vocal howl and screech. They would repeat that last line and I can […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: For the Trouble Ahead and the Joy BeyondIt was a passing comment made by a good friend of mine. It’s worth sharing the context before getting to the heart of the matter. They have it all planned out. They spent ages matching different scriptures and seeing the meaning behind those numbers and these numbers, and with that in hand were able to […]
Read More Waiting For Thanos(Welcome to Eden Weekly, the blog inspired by the name of the ministry of Shirley R. Evans. I hope you will be duly encouraged and challenged by the words she offers. For His Name’s Sake, Shalom, C. L. J. Dryden) There is a little three letter Greek word dei which is huge in its meaning. The literal translation […]
Read More Eden Weekly #02: It Must HappenI hope His light of righteousness guides you. I trust His wisdom to direct you. I know His mercy will restore. I’m sure His grace will lift you. Let the power of His presence fill you and let the knowledge of His word inform you. Focus on Him always and comfort, consolation, rebuke and correction […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Words To Build OnIt’s really great to be there for someone else. When they feel lonely or lost motivation to keep going, it’s good to be there as a presence. A presence for peace. A presence for hope. A presence for a degree of consolation. It is one of those privileges in life to know that as someone […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: So Glad You’re HereThe news was heartbreaking. I was devastated. Maybe it was the accumulative effect of one issue after the other. But to get that piece of news was simply crushing. The swirl of emotions was intense. Anger, outrage, pain, grief like I had rarely felt before in my life. No one had died physically, but this […]
Read More In My Distress, In My BrokennessHe leads and rules by example. He cares for those He leads and gives His life for them. He leads them through dark situations and keeps them on track as He leads them through. He leads them to places of restoration and nourishment. He does all this in the knowledge that those He leads will […]
Read More Who Rules? For Peace SakeShe was amazed at the message. She was amazed at the extension of mercy to her. For so long she had been the outcast in the community. She knew what she had done. She knew also that seemingly everyone else in the vicinity knew what she did. Some looked at her with pity, but not […]
Read More It’s Good News: Forgiven Much?Mark was known for being driven. He achieved success, they said, because of his drive. Where others would slack, Mark would not give an inch. It helped for his push to be the best at the 100m. At the school level, it only took a teacher questioning whether he had what it took to beat […]
Read More Competing Against?That would be ideal. And that ideal seemed so far away. He could understand why his children argued, because much as he tried, he couldn’t help getting into arguments with his wife as well. He tried his best to remain civil. He tried his best to count to ten and bite his lip. But she […]
Read More Family Formation: 05 – Vision of the Flourishing Family
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