It wasn’t long after the disciples were getting over Jesus dealing with the storms on the outside, that they witnessed Jesus dealing with storms on the inside. The man could not be tamed. He could not be shackled. His home was among the dead and his reputation was known throughout the area. One of those […]
Read More Storms Inside and OutThe storms in life can truly be raging. It can get to the point where you don’t know if you’re going to make it. You can be hanging on for dear life to anything that will hold you as you’re buffeting one way and the other. Bills blowing on the one side. Relationship challenges whipping […]
Read More Calming the Storm – To Get Across‘On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” ‘ Mark 4:35 Hindsight really is a wonderful thing. One of the things about hindsight, though, is seeing where the clues where there to ensure we didn’t have to go through with that degree of anxiety […]
Read More He Did Say We’re Going AcrossThe clouds looked ominous, but we had already set out. For all that, the way things turned was alarmingly swift and brutal. Waves turned into mighty crashing hands set on destroying the boat. Winds howled with menace threatening to drive us over or capsize the entire thing. We could hardly hear each other, but the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The StormWe are here for a reason. We are made by God for the purpose of good works. There is plenty of good works to be getting on with in being a blessing to our homes, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, our communities. No we can’t do everything and there’s no pressure on us to get everything […]
Read More March for the MissionConditioned. The four men – Tim, John, Greg and Simon – had agreed that to some degree they were all conditioned. As they chuckled and took another bite of their meal or swig of their drink, Simon asked the question, “How do we know that the way we were conditioned or are being conditioned is […]
Read More Diligence: Truth for Reconditioning (Part Two)Being among saints is not primarily a spectator sport. That’s not always the impression you can come away with if you peruse certain circles. This is why the walk of faith calls for diligence to walk it among the brothers and sisters. It is a great privilege to truly engage in life following Jesus with […]
Read More Diligence: With Brothers and SistersI’m very grateful for my good friend. There I was, concerned about how would we get the people, how would we market what we were doing, how would people get onto it. There he was with the crucial words of wisdom. Obedience in following and diligence in doing is all that’s required. The initial relationship […]
Read More Diligence: Keep On Doing What You’re Called To DoAs they all come from the same mother, it’s no surprise to me that my three daughters have a degree of determination and tenacity. They set their mind to something and they will pursue it until the end. Of the three of them, though, the middle one makes me chuckle the most. She doesn’t mess […]
Read More When On A Mission With JesusIt is fragile. The ego that is. It is very fragile. The self loves to feel satiated and highly valued. When that is not the case, the pursuit is on to make sure that it happens. Power plays happen, persuasive efforts come to the fore and it doesn’t take much to see that the basis […]
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