What an empowering and humbling experience it is to be a knowing recipient of mercy. Empowering in the sense that it really comes across as a release – as a second chance to live life where it may have been curtailed or in otherwise justifiably inhibited. Humbling in the sense that you are receiving something […]
Read More Lord Have MercyPart of my story is one of having my ignorance, pride and other ugly things that lurk within exposed to me on a regular basis. Another part of my story is how at the same time as its exposure there is redemption and restoration, almost as if having it exposed is not for my embarrassment, […]
Read More How You View ItMy friend sent me an email to consider recently and the challenge within was so good I knew I couldn’t keep it to just an email response. So with his consent I’m sharing my thoughts on the matter on this platform. The email offered the following quote and asked me how much do I agree […]
Read More How Champs Are MadeI saw this on a favourite site of mine and it got me thinking about the whole ‘speculate to accumulate’ mantra that is part of a lot of life not just business. The quest to keep up with the Joneses; the need to puff out the chest at our achievements; all of that leads me […]
Read More This Is Business – Is This Life?Apparently the phrase God loves the sinner but hates the sin came from Gandhi. Apparently. In any case it is a view that is held by those who want to hold a view on the love of God that is all embracing as though He could never hate anyone and it would go against His […]
Read More Does God Love Everyone?Ravi puts together a compelling argument as to what the choices we have to make if God is dead. I don’t believe arguments are solely what persuades people of the gospel. I do believe that these kind of things are set in place to make people engage their brain in a way they may not […]
Read More Sermon Jam: If God Is DeadRavi expounds on a subject that appears to be less and less relevant to people both outside of Christian circles and frighteningly within it. I don’t think it’s too much to say that a bit like the devil’s best tactic is getting people to believe he doesn’t exist is to get people confused or not […]
Read More Sermon Jam: SinIt Started With Columbo … At home with the Drydens is an interesting place to be. It is the environment from which most of these blog entries … these type of blog entries are often inspired. We are not addicted to the television – there are so many more things for us to be getting […]
Read More Killing You Softly – Why Do We Commit Murder?Macbeth and Mike Tyson. What are the odds of reading a blog with both of these characters? Don’t go searching it would be a most thankless task. I watched the portrayal of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart that was on BBC Four not that long ago. More4 also showed a film which was basically an extended […]
Read More The Truth vs. The TrueThat Bible, eh. It is a good book isn’t it? OK it is a volume that is a collection of books. Still good though. This morning’s post on Jesus as the Bread of Life was, as with the others, something that came out of hours of meditation, deliberation and contemplation. I’m not so swiftly inspired […]
Read More So Jesus, What Have You Done For Me Lately?
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