Born from the Levite tribe. Initially nurtured by your Mum but then handed over to be trained in Egyptian royalty. You’re already a man out of place. You’re don’t belong to the people you’re surrounded by. Then when you go to your own people, your effort to support their cause is dismissed with a retort […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 3 – Man Out Of Place(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. Shirley R. Evans, based in Manchester, is first and foremost passionate about seeing Kingdom impact in her local community. Inspired by the question,Inspired by the question, in the first part Shirley […]
Read More Freedom and the Godly Woman: 3 – The Born (Again) IdentityJericho was secure. There was no way those strange people who had done a runner from Egypt were going to get into this land. Just no way, because these walls made them secure. What was Rahab? She was just a prostitute. What did she know about things? She might have picked up on the gossip […]
Read More Rahab: A Faith That LiberatesMaybe he needed to find out more about this guy he was following. Simon thought he knew who he was following. From the time that he responded to Jesus calling him, Simon had been fascinated by this man. The way He healed, the way He taught, the way He treated people. His brother, Andrew, had […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 05 – Who Is He Following?Fishermen. That’s what they were, that was their trade, it was their livelihood, it was their stock in life ad perhaps that’s what they would turn out to be and see their sons also follow in the family business. They were caught up with the exciting prophetic ministry of this wild guy called John. That […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 03 – From Calling to CallingThe fisherman, the disciple, the one who denied three times, the apostle who preached at Pentecost, the man who left fatherly letters for followers to continue in the faith. As mentioned in the first post in this series, the life of who we refer to as Peter is a fascinating one to explore. Not to […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 02 Simon Who?I had a conversation with my first-born and from it I invited her to share what she had to say. The following is given exactly as she expressed it with no editing on my part. I submit this for your consideration. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden As the oldest daughter, […]
Read More Conforming to ConflictIdentity and belonging. Skin colour, ethnicity, local culture, peer group, leisure activities, religious settings, political persuasions, ideological motivations. They can all help us discover where we belong. But is that where we belong? (Photo by Mink Mingle on Unsplash) For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Dryden Shorts: Where We BelongThere are few things worse in life than feeling like a spare part. Spare parts have their place of course, because if something goes wrong with one of the main parts then you’ll need a … spare part. Until then, however, to all intents and purposes your role as a spare part is to lie […]
Read More Do We Need Everyone In The Team?Ah the issue of identity. Some view it through racial, gender, sexuality and physical/mental capacity perspectives. Some believe it’s something that can be sorted all by yourself. There is something about having the humility to realise that maybe not being certain on everything about your identity is good place to start. And also understanding that […]
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