Who I am flows from where I come from. My heritage shapes me. There are character traits that can be traced to the source of my being. This is why it’s important for me to know where I come from and what has shaped the context of the story that I find myself in. It’s […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Which Heritage Matters?I know my Mum was praying for years. Both my parents were praying, don’t get me wrong, but my Mum in particular was very clear in her prayer for her children. We would sometimes have family prayer and every now and then we would hear Mum make that prayer for her children. And she didn’t […]
Read More The Process and the Turning PointThey do it for the sake of doing it. It’s what they’ve always done and so when this happens, it’s what they do. Yet there was always that word – why. Why are we doing this? Failure to satisfactorily answer that question often led to anger at the question. How dare the regular activities that […]
Read More Keep On Asking: What’s The Point?You ever see someone come back from an injury too quickly? The player suffered the injury and it put him out of the game for a long time. Everyone was keen for him to make a full recovery, but the medical team and the coach depended on the player to be truthful in sharing the […]
Read More The Rise After The Fall Comes When We Fall To Be RisenWhat Jesus Christ has done makes a significant change in how we live from day to day. There are things that I have done that I am not pleased with at all. It’s one thing to make a mistake, it’s another to actively operate in a sinful and hurtful way. Likewise I have expereinced things […]
Read More Past But Not PresentIt is good to go out and explore new places. Places of difference encourages a widening impression of the world in which we live. There is an appreciation for just how amazing our world is and what it takes to discern and adapt to those differences. There is also something about exploring different places that […]
Read More Enjoying Home ComfortsIt can happen at a random moment. It can be a significant event that triggers it. Yet you can reach a stage where you look back on the progress that you made in life. At one point you were in the home, waiting to be fed, looking to others for your daily needs and taking […]
Read More It’s A Long Way From …The beauty of seasons is that they are designed to never let things get stale. A time for birth, for budding, for flourishing, for fading and ending. Then new birth. Clear hints in nature and beyond that there comes a time to freshen things up. To never let things get stale. (Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash) For […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Freshen Things UpOf course it’s odd without my Dad. There was a thought, that I might have shared before, however, and that thought is this My Dad was dead before I was born. No, I’m not saying that my Dad was a shell of a man who lived like he was a zombie. I am referring to […]
Read More Death, Life and HopeOne of the worst parts of a failed relationship is when it’s down to trust being broken. It might look cool to appear non-committal and wait for others to make a move before you think of making one, but actually beyond that hard surface there is something that finds being free to make steps and […]
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