Created in the image of God. Created for relationship. Created for fellowship. Created for companionship. Created for shared stewardship. Created to love and serve. Created to enjoy harmony found in the dynamic relations of creation. The symptom of rejecting God is the isolation, loneliness and despair that marks many lives. Imprisoned in the walls of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: No Need To Be LonelyWhere were you? Of all the people who neglected me, I didn’t expect you to be one. When I needed you the most, you weren’t there. Where were you? When you needed someone, I was right there. Weeping with you, sobbing with you, standing by you, understanding you, supporting you, encouraging you. Where were you? […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Unexpected NeglectContact. My Dad was never the most physically affectionate of people. It’s not a criticism – I don’t think there’s a law that suggests all loving people must express themselves in physically affectionate ways. I did grow up, however, to appreciate expressions of physical affection. In any case, although he wasn’t a physically affectionate type, […]
Read More Keeping in TouchGod sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. (Psalm 68:6) Let me state the obvious: There are too many lonely people in the world. Now you can rightly ask, how is that so obvious to me? Well, I’m glad you asked. It’s so obvious to me […]
Read More Say What You See: Lonely BefriendedThe church is meant to be a community. It’s meant to be a gathering of those called out from the world to proclaim to the world the amazing good news of Jesus. How we proclaim that is as much by out relationships as anything else. So we have Jesus in John 17 making a heartfelt […]
Read More Love for the LonelyThis is the final part of a short series of lessons I’ve come across whilst I’ve been on a walk. (Part One and Part Two can be found in clicking the links.) 1. Follow The Man Who Knows: Of course by ‘man’ that can refer to ‘woman’ as well. By this I am referring to […]
Read More Lessons Learnt On A Walk – Part ThreeIf you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer. (Proverbs 9:12) It may not always be the popular course to do the wise thing, but the result will lead to a lot more internal harmony and a knowledge of never being alone. Rejecting wisdom and accepting the […]
Read More MTP09 Remix – The Loneliness Of MockeryIf you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer. (Proverbs 9:12) It may not always be the popular course to do the wise thing, but the result will lead to a lot more internal harmony and a knowledge of never being alone. Rejecting wisdom and accepting the […]
Read More MTP09 – The Loneliness Of MockeryEven though I know how the story goes and even though I am aware that the outcome is far greater than this episode, the final hours of Jesus’ life before death as recorded in Matthew chapter 26 and 27 remain the most painful portions of scripture in the book. I read it and I feel […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Lessons in Agony from Gethsemane
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