A friend loves all times and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17 Recently this verse has been emphasised and reinforced. Looking back on my brief sojourn through this thing we refer to as life, that verse has actually been a powerful reality and a balm in the times of trouble. A good friend […]
Read More Friend and BrotherCars. I am reliably informed that they operate best when the tyres are in good condition. A friend of mine shared how in driving on one occasion he was informed that three of the tyres of the vehicle were critically cracked. Despite that he was able to drive on for a while, until someone else […]
Read More Critically CrackedNo matter how much I read the Bible, I am no expert on it. There’s always a perspective someone shares that makes me sit and pay attention. We were gathering as we usually do round the home and sitting down conversing. I personally was very excited because there was this person that I admire a […]
Read More The Assistant and the ApprenticeThis is a part of my story. It’s not the whole story, but it’s a part of it. I was brought up in a loving Christian household. Both my parents are devoted Christians. A lot of my upbringing was shaped by practices and behaviours learnt from their conduct at home and the cultural expression of […]
Read More Who Is This All For?February is a notorious month for how quickly it leaves. I say notorious, there’s something about leaving February that lets me know in no uncertain terms that this year is in full swing. It’s remarkable really. This month has flown by with indecent haste. For all that, though, it was still a month of some […]
Read More In Agreement – A March Dryden UpdateClarity. In February 2010, I remember being in a situation where that word came into sharp focus. (Geddit? I’ll be here waiting when you do.) What was clear in the circumstances I was in was that clarity was in short supply. As a result activities were meant to take place with certain things done but […]
Read More When You Know Where You StandIt is often my actions that betray me. The talk is good, but what is it in the actions that indicates there’s agreement between words and deed? That’s on an individual level, you can see how it works on a community level. Unity of purpose and expression of what we want is sometimes the same […]
Read More A Matter of Integrity: Show and TellThe Psalms are a masterpiece of poetry to consider. The way in which they inform and express, seek out and be assured by. Te entire gamut of the human experience touched on and put in the context of the God who created us and the world around us. Like your music collection of the tracks […]
Read More Sing: Shaping Minds and Hearts in God’s WordThere are particular episodes of scripture that retain a massive interest from me. The healing of the man born blind as recorded in the gospel according to John is one of those episodes. There are many elements of the episode to appreciate as you come to it. There’s the question of the disciples wondering who […]
Read More Those Left Out Can Fit Right InMy friend and I enjoy talking about the Playmaker. The game goes well when things are organised and each part is playing as they should. Sometimes there are parts that are struggling, but the organiser – the Playmaker knows just how to motivate and support the part. Though different games are played, with different opponents […]
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