Faith in God is based on who God is. The phrase ‘God is love’ is so short and simple, yet so easy to misunderstand. John, who stresses this aspect of who God is, helps us to find both how that love is expressed and the consequence of that love. As God is love, we see […]
Read More The Love Letter Of John: 4 – First LoveChapter three in this first letter of John is one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible. There. I said it. From it’s start of delightful joy in the love of the Father, through to knowing how we are God’s children like Jesus because of love and ending in affirming we can love because […]
Read More The Love Letter Of John: 3 – Love Lays Down His LifeThe letter from John to the church is not a mushy, sentimental piece of prose. The love spoken of in this chapter is intrinsically connected with behaviour – what we do. That behaviour is connected with who we are primarily connected to – that is relational. We have two options. We can be connected to […]
Read More The Love Letter of John: 2 – Who Do You Love?It helps keep me humble to remember my longsuffering wife. Aiding me in that task is considering the many failings and faults that I have committed against her and my regular routine of self-deprecatory comments I make in training sessions about the kind of man Mrs Dryden has to live with. I know I am […]
Read More Ten Qualities Of A Good HusbandPeople have accused Christianity of being a crutch. I can understand that argument. Sometimes expressions of Christianity have condoned evil in society. Sometimes expressions of Christianity has accepted evil among its own leaving people hurt. Sometimes expressions of Christianity have actively endorsed systems, institutions and political structures that are inhumane. The thing about these expressions […]
Read More Ten Things In The Bible That Challenge MeThese are not the ten best things necessarily and they certainly are not in order, but these are some of the things that bring a big grin on my face thinking about the privilege I have being married to Authrine. 1. Watching her watch a television programme The way she gets engrossed in it, the […]
Read More Ten Things I Love About Being Married To AuthrinePoor Stephen cannot get a break. The Stephen in question is the dude mentioned in Acts 6 and 7. And by a break, I refer to me bothering his story again and again and again. On this occasion I am just amazed at his final words. Then he fell on his knees and cried out, […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Seeing Forgiveness In The Light Of ChristYou need some time on your own. That’s fine. Sometimes, though, the desire for privacy is a cover for something else. A cover for an inability to relate to others. A cover for a desire to protect a broken heart. Broken by so many relationships that went awry. So as to ensure that won’t happen […]
Read More Solid September Sale: Kissing Loneliness Goodbye In God’s FamilyJames. What a fella. A few of us are going through his letter. It’s proving to be quite the provocative read. In one part James really lets rip on the attitude in gatherings of treating the rich, well dressed types like they’re special whilst shunning the poor. His charge against the gathering is that they […]
Read More Solid September Signing: God Based Faith Love Worked OutOne of the things that keeps me blogging is the blogging of others. True story. I started blogging because I noticed a friend of mine blogging. Then as I got to know the blogosphere better I came across writers and sites from people around the world. Some faith related, others connected to other interests. Their […]
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