The hymn O To Be Like Thee becomes harder to sing the more you realise who you’re singing about. I do enjoy hearing the bluster and bravado of well meaning, gung-ho followers who like Peter will impulsively say they will do anything for Jesus. I enjoy hearing it. I don’t question the sincerity, I don’t […]
Read More A Word On MaturityPeople would do anything to get in. Poor, abused, hungry, destitute, alienated, damaged and afraid. Told for ages that only the elite can succeed, that only the rich, intelligent, resourceful and well connected will only truly thrive. Injustice and inequity rampages unchecked. They will be the trodden, they will suffer first. So if you pointed […]
Read More A Word On OpportunityHanley Park located in Stoke-on-Trent is a pleasant Park overall. More or less. Kinda. When I walk to the train station I tend to go through the park and do enjoy strolling through it. Yet the Park is not in peak condition. Some families are hesitant to walk through certain areas of the park due […]
Read More A Word On RestorationThere are days, there are weeks, there are periods of my life where it feels arduous. Pressures appear huge, deadlines loom, expectations exceed actual delivery and there seems to be no let up. That’s why I am grateful for Jesus. In Him there are realities that overrule those arduous days, weeks and seasons. When all […]
Read More When All Is Said And DoneI love the great outdoors … from inside. Not one for great explorations of mountains and that kinda thing. Going out camping is not my thing. Even my idea of a holiday is going to visit my brother … in Milton Keynes. (That’s hardly a trip to somewhere exotic … not far either.) I love […]
Read More When It’s Not Good To Stay InsideHappy Days. Loved that programme. Theme tune was on the button. True story: for years I thought it was genuinely made in the era it reflects. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Problem With The Fonzie SyndromeI love reflecting on the implications of videos such as this one. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Spiritual Cost Of Church HierarchyI didn’t make it to the gathering. If I told you how tired I was, it still wouldn’t do justice to how tired I was. After a season of pushing myself the body simply refused to be abused that way again. So I didn’t make it. In another setting at another time that would have […]
Read More The Value of RelationshipsThe preacher will mention the words of Jesus, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]
Read More A Word About The Burdens You CarryI remember coming across someone who said that 80% of church work is being done by 20% of the gathered. If my physical body only had 20% of itself functioning, I would be classed as sick. In fact at that amount it would be no surprise if I were on a life support machine. Something […]
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