What’s in a name? Why is it so important? What’s the big deal? My first recollection of anything in terms of family and memories is back to when I was about five years old. I don’t remember anything before then. From that time until this whenever I was asked what my name was it would […]
Read More Chris Dryden R.I.P – 1982-2010 – Stop Taking The ChrisCelebrating turning 33 I’ve been reflecting on what’s happened from Nov 2009 til now. It has been a year of three’s and I reflected on how that was the case with the home situation. as well as that though, there was also the issue with my work. Jobs Along the similar theme of being settled […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part TwoYes indeed, to repeat something that’s been mentioned one or two times today (maybe even three if we want to be technical) it is my birthday. I have a Facebook account and it was pleasant to read those who’d left a comment on there regarding the birthday and seeing the names of those who did […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part OneThis morning my wife and I were talking about expectations. My wife spoke some words that really inspired me to consider the whole thing about expectations. For example there are people who don’t feel comfortable in some church settings. The formality of it, the impersonal nature of it and the ability to hide behind the […]
Read More Change of ExpectationsI’m not writing this LIVE. When it comes to a Friday evening, sometimes I just prefer to do what it says on the tin (my tin, not yours, it works for me, doesn’t have to for you) and just rest. It’s the end of a working week, it’s a time to relax in the knowledge […]
Read More Oh Yeah That Moving ThingIf you ever get the chance, there’s a Jon Gibson song I really recommend you listen to called On Calvary. You might get it on iTunes, or Amazon, but obviously for both himself and meself it would be better if you just got it direct from his own web-site in the Buy Music section under […]
Read More Why I Love Jesus and Why I Love What I DoFrom time to time I get in those phases of thought on issues that concern more than me. Recently, I was informed by a close personal friend that someone I knew was struggling with their sexual identity. Sadly for the individual in question they belonged to certain church-folk who … to put it politely … […]
Read More Community of Compassion or Community of Hypocrisy?We are never the same. When we say things like you haven’t changed what we actually mean is that any actual change we take as negligible or see enough of what we’re used to not to bother about anything different. In reality as each new day brings new challenges and even if the responses are […]
Read More Dealing With The DifferenceToday my only biological brother celebrated his 31st birthday. David joins my father and I in not being that much bothered about birthday celebrations. Then again the whole point about these things is that you don’t have to be bothered when other people will be bothered for you. When it comes to being bothered about […]
Read More He’s My BrotherQuite a lot to put out tonight and it’s a job to keep it all in perspective, but I’ll give it me best shot. First of all there is a saying that in terms of the meals of the day that it’s best to have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner […]
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