On Saturday 10th April 2010, Authrine, Deborah, Abigail and I welcomed the final birth member of the family – Zoë Anya Cheryse Dryden. For Authrine and I all of our children (Hey yo Kevaughn!) are precious. Vitality, uniqueness, brilliance and wonder are a few words that begin to explain why they are all beyond value […]
Read More Why Zoë Dryden MattersThree reasons to worship God. 1. For the Lord is good; 2. His mercy is everlasting, 3. His truth endures to all generations. Think on these things. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Psalm 100 – Why Worship? Here’s Three Good ReasonsI love a good refrain. A good part in a song that keeps us on track with the song’s basic message. Get a good line and repeat it and it sinks in. No prizes for guessing which line grabbed me in this Psalm. I love the escalation of the instruction. Verse 3 – praise His […]
Read More Psalm 99 – For He Is HolyHeh. The Message version certainly has a way of putting it. The instruction in this verse is an interesting one and one that I see overlooked in places, but is not necessarily as hard as it appears. For example the Psalmist certainly isn’t instructing us to all of a sudden turn into Lennon/McCartney and come […]
Read More Psalm 98 – Invitation to New PraiseIt’s seen in certain entertainment extravaganzas. The strobe lighting, the smoky atmosphere, the blaring music, the atmosphere is set and as the dancers and backing singers take their place the lights dim, music softens and then builds to a huge noise hyping up the crowd as the main attraction takes to the stage to the […]
Read More Psalm 97 – Invitation to Admire the SupremeIt’s an interesting invitation, isn’t it. Come and enjoy something majestic, brilliant, breathtaking, outstanding, utterly remarkable, extraordinary, extremely superb in every way of which terms like beauty and splendour barely scratch the surface of that which you behold with all your senses. It’s interesting, because that’s not always the way praise and worship of God […]
Read More Psalm 96 – Invitation to SplendourIt’s easy to get worship wrong. First we can worship anything and anyone other than the One truly worthy of our worship. We see things of great sparkle and alluring qualities and we will do anything for them despite the lack of power they have to make the worship worthwhile. That degree of wrong worship […]
Read More Psalm 95 – Invitation to True WorshipThis is not a shy and retiring Psalm. From the get go, the Psalmist is looking for God to do justice. For vengeance to be done properly, it’s best leaving it to the One who will execute it in all fairness, justice and righteousness. This is a great Psalm for God as a good judge. […]
Read More Psalm 94 – There For YouCrescendo. I loved that word the first time I heard it, without even knowing what it meant. Then when I heard what it meant and the sheer power of the effect it has when done superbly I love it even more. Sure there are times for the diminuendo, that has its place for sure. Yet […]
Read More Psalm 93 – Who Is The Big DealI love the boldness of this Psalm. I love its strong declaration. I love the promise in what it says. To flourish is a concept worthy of investing time in considering and then applying especially when you discover the source, the foundation of all true flourishing. I also love and intrigued by appropriate a Psalm […]
Read More Psalm 92 – Rest, Reflect, Refresh and Replenish
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