There is something a little annoying about the focus on the individual. If human existence was just about the individual why on earth were we made as relational beings whose greatest expression is found in individuals getting together, working together, connecting together? Anyway, recently I was reflecting on the great experiences I have had at […]
Read More More Than A Group of IndividualsThere is a good friend of mine who is gifted with word pictures. I asked him a question about two people and he let fly again with a wonderful way of looking at their relationship. He said that one was the easel in which the other could paint masterpieces. Recognising the point made, I duly […]
Read More Easels and BrushesTomorrow is scheduled to see the last important football match of the season. It’s the Champions League final. After that there will be a few international matches here and there with some youth tournaments around, but to all intents and purposes those of us who enjoy feeding from the game of football will engage in […]
Read More Dryden on the FreeflowThe last time I gave an update on things was back in the beginning of April. That feels like a long time ago. It’s just two months, but that has been a packed two months. You may have gathered that the vast majority of that time on this blog has been dedicated to continuing and […]
Read More June Check Up: A Dryden UpdateIt should be apparent by this stage in the collection that the Psalms covers a wide range of human experience and emotion. It is not there to just be pretty in praising and saying how beautiful God is. Sometimes it’s raw and brutal. This Psalm is one of them. From the start we are aware […]
Read More Psalm 109 – Sort Them Out, GodWe were playing a board game. I wasn’t doing so well, but being the peace loving and peace making sort that I am, I merely proclaimed that I would vanquish them all anyway because God was on my side. Obviously in the light of such bold proclamations I finished up in last place. The Bible […]
Read More Psalm 108 – Ways to Win the WarfareThere are few physical experiences more satisfying than that of the sensations received on the completion of a great meal. My upbringing instilled a great respect for engaging with the plate of food set before us and finishing every part of the meal. Leftovers were rare. That was usually because the meal that was prepared […]
Read More December Thanks #23: Food(HT: Tim Marshall Photography) My parents nurtured me in a church environment. I know of other environments like work and school, but the church one is something I was familiar with. As a human collective, it is something with good points and bad. The thing about church, however, is what has been written about it from […]
Read More December Thanks #16: ChurchThis is an inspired tune. The whole point of being in the light is to be able to have every part of life available. No need to cover anything up and play games. The first place that starts is the relationship between God and I. Developing that ability to be vulnerable, honest and transparent is […]
Read More CD Songs: Real With U by TonexAuthenticity is at the very heart of intimacy with God and each other. It’s also the hardest thing to consistently practice because of the tendency to play a role. Notice the quest is not for Christian perfection or everything being right doctrinally. It is to come across authentic Christian fellowship. This is not to suggest […]
Read More The Ongoing Quest for Authentic Christian Fellowship
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