Every day is a battle. Battle to keep the faith. Battle to remain faithful. Battle help others grow in their faith. It’s not every battle we win. But when we do win. It matters. When we keep the faith, when remain faithful, when others grow in the faith. That matters. It is another hint that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Every Win MattersHe was too small. That’s why they didn’t sign him. They were looking for someone big and strong. He wouldn’t cut it in this game. He didn’t grow any bigger, but someone saw what he offered how that benefits the team. The team saw it as well as he gave his all for the team […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Not That Small After AllDo you really think it bothers fans of a sporting side when others criticise them if they win a major trophy but don’t look glamorous about it? Do you really think fans of a successful sports personality agonise about how that individual accumulated all their accolades but didn’t look pretty doing it? Really? I’m sure […]
Read More Just WinMy daughter’s team were really under a lot of pressure. They were getting battered by the opposition. Chance after chance was raining in on their goal. It seemed to be inevitable that my girl’s team would concede at some point. Watching it, most observers would say if any team was going to score it would […]
Read More Against The Run Of PlayCompetitive sport is based on, among other things, the capacity to discern a winner. There is something about achieving that ability to win. There are aesthetic and value-based elemets that determines some people’s approach. Yet if there’s an agreed way of seeing who the winner is and that is acheived in the remit of the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Win’s A Win“Come out with your hands up. We have you surrounded. There’s no point in trying to escape, we will get you. It’s only a matter of time. Give yourself up now and we might go easy on you,” Back in the day, growing up, I did enjoy watching dramas and action programmes or films with […]
Read More Faith When Under SiegeWhen I feel small and insignificant. When I think I cannot make it. When I think the odds against me are too great. When I think I’m too weak to make it. I thank you for your word that reminds me that it has absolutely nothing to do with me other than my capacity to […]
Read More Undefeated: A Prayerful ReflectionConflict is a reality. Any effort to do something is often met with resistance. Sometimes that opposition can come from within, sometimes it can come from external sources. The conflict can appear relentless and sometimes oppressive. In those settings it is easy to get the impression that you’re doing all you can to survive. This […]
Read More God the Builder – Faith For The Winning TeamWhen I was younger than I am now, I used to style off being competitive. There were those sporty types who had to win everything and made sure others knew about it both while they were playing and when they won. I wasn’t into that. That wasn’t my style. I like winning for sure, but […]
Read More What Winning Looks LikeJudah never had a king like Hezekiah. His reign represented a high point in the age of the monarchy in the southern kingdom. They had not had it so good before and they would not have it that good again. When he was struck ill with a sickness that should have lead to his death, […]
Read More The Kings II 20 – Hezekiah: Healed and Overexposed
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