A Word On Diligence
Recently I discovered again the cost of not being diligent. Needless to say, it pays to be diligent. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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A Word On Restoration
Hanley 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 RestorationWhen All Is Said And Done
There 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 DoneWhen Accepting The Way Things Are Is No Longer An Option
For quite a number of years, I was in an environment where for all the noise decrying the state of affairs nothing was done about it. It was not unusual for the state of not doing anything was seen as a virtue. You weren’t being a troublemaker. You were not getting mixed up in messy […]
Read More When Accepting The Way Things Are Is No Longer An OptionWhen Troubles Are An Indication
It’s interesting reading of the troubles of folks in scripture. Take Joseph. If you’re in the middle of those challenges. In the pit. In the prison. The troubles were not taken away. They appeared to be indicators. It’s a word of comfort for those in the struggle. Troubles and the struggle might be an indicator. […]
Read More When Troubles Are An IndicationWhen You Never Forget The Good Times
Times change and so do people. You may not move location, but you certainly move in the dynamic of relationships.There are times when you move so far that you get to a point where you wonder if you have gone too far. It’s not that you’ve gone too far, though, it’s just that you’ve moved […]
Read More When You Never Forget The Good TimesDevaluing Humanity
We make mistakes and when we make them the chorus we refer to is ‘we’re only human’. To be human is to err, so we’re told. What I certainly don’t want to suggest is that we should beat ourselves up every time something goes wrong and we could have done something different about it. I […]
Read More Devaluing HumanityA Word About The Burdens You Carry
The 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 CarryMaybe: A Word On The Lament
Lament. Talk about laments over in Ezekiel 19 got me really thinking about how perhaps God takes us to and through seasons of misery to truly feel the sorrow of broken creation and the yearning for the release of the sons of God to redeem it. Maybe sometimes we are too quick to jump to […]
Read More Maybe: A Word On The LamentChecking The Cost
When considering the investment in something of great value and weighing up how much something will cost, the least important factor is financial. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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