It’s interesting. It comes across from time to time as if the point of the good news is to escape the fate worse than death and then wait for Jesus to return. Regular gatherings are the order of the day in a set building which will be funded by those in attendance giving money. Those […]
Read More The Job Goes OnI am glad that the Spirit is not looking to fill people the way employers are looking for potential employees. The recruitment process in work can at times be a bit like how Samuel approached the anointing of the second king of Israel. I say a bit like it, because there are occasions when the […]
Read More Unlikely LadsWhile Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. (Acts 17:16, 17) There are different […]
Read More Acts Actually: 17 – Representing In A Strange LandThe jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought […]
Read More Acts Actually: 16 – Sensitive to the Spirit’s LeadingThey preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. (Acts 14:21, 22) They preach the gospel, […]
Read More Acts Actually: 14 – What Keeps You GoingThen Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring […]
Read More Acts Actually: 13 – Adventures on the MissionI came across this video and I was wondering what you made of it, particularly in the light of mission in the world we’re in. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More What’s Empathy?There is something exhilarating and stimulating about being on a mission. When my life was a routine of just doing things and getting cheap kicks out it, I can truly say life was very dull. I have discovered that having money and the stuff it buys works for some at some level, but overall the […]
Read More Mission TimeA while ago a group of us looked at Genesis 1 and considered what things we find out about God in it. When we finished the study, we were all amazed at how much about who God is and what He does is expressed in that first chapter of the Bible. The first chapter of […]
Read More The Word in John: 1 – Who Is He?It’s a pity that people make the mission of God something that is the domain only of religious experts and professionals. There is much to be said for realising that following Jesus is an invitation to go places with God and experience life on mission … For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Going Places With God: Life On Mission
