We were having a conversation about this child at school. To say he was unruly would be an understatement. It seems like it was his point of duty every day to disrupt. Sometimes verbally, but often physically. It didn’t bother him who he hit or hurt. And despite all of the problems he was bringing […]
Read More Suppress vs ExpressThere’s something profoundly intriguing about how some of us have been conditioned from childhood. The initial years are spent in complete dependence on parents, then as growth takes place with the capacity for explorations and expression, so there is a degree of self-determination. Along with that self-determination there’s a sense in which the parents want […]
Read More Self Determined for Self DestructionHe heard my cry. A people had been subjected to decades of oppression. Their entire identity seemed to be defined by slavery of the harshest kind. It was as though no one was listening to them. But He was listening and He had not forgotten them. He saw their suffering and felt their pain and […]
Read More Year Seven – ReleaseThe LORD God gave him this command: “You may eat from any tree in the garden. But you must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil. If you eat fruit from that tree, on that day you will certainly die!” (Genesis 2:16-17) It’s a familiar passage of scripture and yet … […]
Read More You May Eat …Faith or sin. It starts with a life that says I believe. The question then becomes I believe what? The story of the Bible is one of God revealing Himself and His plans to humanity. It’s one in which the story of life is always made infinitely better when it’s lived in the light of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of FaithIt was a privilege to be invited to dinner, but the conversation, for all the wit and humour flying across the table, was very sobering. There was a father of several children. He was devoted, considerate and caring to his children and in his community. When his wife died, with his children fully grown with […]
Read More A Word On ExploitationThis Psalm plays like a complimentary piece to the previous Psalm. That previous Psalm gave us plenty of reasons to remember what God has done. This Psalm gives plenty of reasons to remember how we are likely to respond to what God has done and it’s not pretty. It would be comforting to think that […]
Read More Psalm 106 – What Have We Done For God Lately?I know there is a concept known as atheism. I am very much aware of it. I just don’t think they really mean what they purport. It’s a bizarre movement that seeks to counter the existence of a being that would be beyond their conceptualising anyway. It’s like a turkey not believing in Christmas dinner […]
Read More Psalm 53 – Relief From Relentless RebellionThis is a fascinating question and an equally fascinating approach to it worth considering. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Is It Possible to Be Truly and Fully Free from Sin in This Lifetime?And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2:16-17 NIV) The source of life and fruitfulness is God. Choosing […]
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