The thing about getting to know someone is that to truly do it, you can’t stay on the sidelines. Biographies are a good example. You can read some and it is clear the writer collected the material from dustbins and the scraps of forgotten tabloid reject articles. They know the subject as well as your […]
Read More A Complete Immersion: A Few Drops Won’t DoHonouring life. From its conception to its completion there is something about life that is worth honouring. When talking about this issue, some talk about quality of life. While that aspect is important, it shouldn’t be the first thing to be considered. It should first be established that it is worth honouring life on its […]
Read More An Attitude That Honours Life Will Enhance ItThere is something about the creative process that is thrilling to a huge degree. Listening to a song or a piece of music; watching a dance or a moving drama; reading a gripping novel or a soothing poem. It appeals to far more than the logical. It hits us in the eyes, the head, the […]
Read More A Very Good Story Goes A Long WayIt is said that the only thing constant is change. Recent events have helped me realise there is much to be said about change. The more I know about people, the more I realise I need to grow in heart and spirit to productively engage with them. What I know about someone yesterday won’t be […]
Read More A Brief Word On The Inevitability Of ChangeIt’s July. Already. That means half the months in the year are done. That means we’re into the last months of the year. Already. More than I have previously, I’m considering what’s happened so far this year and considering what the next steps are. It has been a very interesting first part of the year.It […]
Read More Genuine Followers of Jesus Are A ThreatI appreciate there must be a reason for living. While I’m looking for that reason in each issue, I am also realising that God wants us to grow in wisdom day by day. It’s good getting the information, because it helps avoid seeing things as wasted. Even in mistakes and disappointments, there is space to […]
Read More Gaining Wisdom Day By DayI don’t know who holds tomorrow, but I know who holds my hand. It’s the line in a song that offers comfort of one unchangeable in an ever changing world. It’s a great word to hold onto and it has brought some people a great deal of joy. Today it’s reminded of something seemingly completely […]
Read More Knowing That Greater Is AheadYou ever get a lot of people raving about a particular product? They give you the big sell. They say it is worth the money, they virtually guarantee it will do the business and more. Sold on the idea you save the money, spare the time and make the effort only to find it was […]
Read More Dealing With Disappointment: Maintain ExpectationsGod. Love. Joy. Peace. Freedom. Holiness. Family, Friends. Mission. Achievement. Humility. Mercy. Church Provisions. Inspiration. Bakewell tarts. Orange Lucozade. Laughing. Sharing. Solitude. Crying. Writing. Reading. Thanksgiving. Singing. Movies. Sleeping. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Best Things In Life1 Kings 20 is an interesting chapter for lots and lots of reasons. One that intrigued me was the advice Ben-Hadad got after their first defeat. Namely that the god of the Israelites was one of high places, so the next battle should be able on a plain where the Israelites should suffer. As the […]
Read More The God For All Occasions
