So I was thinking about being a peacemaker, again. I was particularly thinking about it in the light of the relational struggles that make the need to make peace more apparent. For example when the ingredients for a resentment meal present themselves. You may be familiar with these ingredients. 1 tablespoon of an innocuous incident […]
Read More Refusing To Eat Resentment CakeAs you might have gathered from last week, the biggest lesson I learn from last month was the importance of being a peacemaker. Peace has been a big deal for me for a long time, but it’s fair to say I lost focus for a while. A friend came and visited me in the middle […]
Read More January Lessons: Learning To Be A PeacemakerHello, mane is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. A commitment to making peace is a commitment to joining God in the realisation of what He had seen in the beginning – that which is good being complete and being very good. To a degree humanity has always pursued concepts of progress. History is encouraged […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 5 – ExcellenceIt’s hard to know which one is more frustrating. The one who is inactive, ot the one who actively frustrates the desire for peaceful progress. The reason why it’s such a tight race between the two types of people is because in as much as the latter is an opponent, at least you know where […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 4 – ConstructiveFor God’s sake do something. It’s a pity that this phrase is usually uttered in frustration at someone’s inactivity. Indeed such is it’s dismissive and piqued usage that some put it down as taking the name in vain. All that is a pity actually because it is the ethos of why peacemakers are active. It […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 3 – ActionHello, my name is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. I am also a father of three daughters. The youngest daughter is named Zoe (there should be two dots over the e, but nevertheless). This April she will turn five years old and it’s already a good time to reflect on why she was so […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 2 – EnthusiasmHello, my name is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. Typing those words is not easy for me or even that natural. I am an easy going guy who likes to avoid confrontation wherever possible. That does not make me a peacemaker. The Prince of Peace was hardly a guy who ran from confrontation. Preferring […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 1 – PrioritySo Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarrelling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives. Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to […]
Read More Genesis: 13 – Looking For PeaceExpression. My line manager at works appreciates open communication. She welcomes it and endeavours to be responsive to it as much as possible. Today was one of those days when she expressed gratitude for the way I utilise that opportunity to be open in communication. I needed it to convey some matters for her attention. […]
Read More Grateful For … (12)This part of Jesus’ conversation with His disciples features a number of questions and answers. Questions from disciples who don’t always get attention – Philip, Judas and Thomas. I like how that shows Jesus as being one who loves conversation with any of His followers and in this setting invites questions even if they reveal […]
Read More The Word In John: 14 – Peace: So Your Heart Won’t Be Troubled
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