But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.” (1 Samuel 12:24-25 NIV) It must have been a very emotional occasion. Samuel wasn’t dying. One of the […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 12 – Samuel’s WarningHe pleaded guilty but for legal procedural reasons the detail of the case were brought to the attention of the court. The victim sat and heard the recounting of the series of events where she was dismantled psychologically and then abused physically. The pain she felt was keenly felt by her family who devastated to find […]
Read More A Question On MercyAnd as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. (Exodus 32:19) Way back in chapter 24, before Moses went up the mountain the people having heard […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 32 – What Made Moses AngryI am not the first guy to be shown as a paragon of the tough guy image. One area in which I fail when it comes to particularly image is my propensity for tears. Nope, I am not the sort to well up when watching something soppy or mushy or that type of thing. I am […]
Read More Reason For The TearsMoses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” (Exodus 16:32 ESV) It’s easy to criticise the behaviour of the children […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 16 – Moaning and MercyI like to use this blog to share some personal information about what goes on in my life, but you just need to read a broad selection of entries to know I don’t get real personal too often. This blog won’t be an accurate or informed diary of the life and times of Christopher Dryden, […]
Read More YIR15 – 09 – Tough TimesLife can get so overwhelming that from day to day it can appear just a burden. The mistakes of yesterday, those flaws that were displayed, the hurt caused. As well as problems that were not of your own making still to be resolved. Responsibilities in these circumstances just comes across so overbearing. I am so […]
Read More Thank God for … OpportunitiesThe worse thing is – they mean well. You know what I mean. Those people with annoying, irritating aspects of character but aren’t deliberately being so. They don’t mean it, but it’s there. The worse thing is – they mean well. What helps tremendously in engaging with these aspects is recognising some annoying and irritating […]
Read More Altering Awkward ApproachesBut Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. (Genesis 33:4) You ever build yourself up for a bruising having done something really horrible? If you have not been in that position, you are truly blessed. Although it wasn’t particularly terrible, there […]
Read More Genesis: 33 – What A Pleasant SurpriseShe gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” (Genesis 16:13) Why I love the episodes in scripture is that they are real. When I say real. I appreciate that people don’t often make a […]
Read More Genesis: 16 – What Happens When You Make Alternative Arrangements
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