Dear heavenly Father: In place of fear, please let faith in you rise. In place of panic, please let your peace abound. In place of isolation, please let the intimacy of your fellowship be experienced. In place of concerns, please let the comfort of your Spirit provide consolation. There is no power greater than you. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: In Place Of …What’s that? It’s not that it was new in itself. It’s just that in the rush and hurry and hastle they had never taken notice of this before. So now that they had to stop from the rush, the hurry and the hastle, they now had the chance to consider this. So the question was […]
Read More Kingdom Opportunities: New ConnectionsThey said it was a big accident involving a number of vehicles including a lorry. That meant that the traffic hold up would take a long time to clear. And we were stuck right in the middle of it. Cars barely moved. At some point it didn’t even make sense keeping the engine on. This […]
Read More Kingdom Opportunities: While You Are SingingPrisons have a really interesting role to play throughout scripture. From Joseph being imprisoned on false rape allegations to Paul and Silas being imprisoned on false social disruption charges. There’s something about the prison that seems like the environment ripe for Kingdom opportunities. What I tend to get from those prison episodes is not so […]
Read More Kingdom Opportunities: Free in PrisonWhen I first came to the place it was a dump. Where I lived before was vibrant, dynamic and pulsing with potential tapped into seemingly all the time. Never a dull moment, something going on that would stimulate interest and activity. No room for moping or bitter introspection – just learn from the mistakes and […]
Read More Kingdom Opportunities: Conversations and ActionsThe honesty is refreshing and the depth of despair is something people can relate with. His life was threatened and afterall he had done, he felt it was all for nothing. He felt like he was a failure and that he wasn’t that much better than all those that came before him that likewise had […]
Read More Maybe You Need To Talk Things OverI can’t explain it in a way to please those who require testable proof. Yet I just know when people are praying for me. It’s something I can distinctly feel. And feeling that makes a massive difference to me. It reminds me that I’m not alone in this quest of following Jesus. It reminds me […]
Read More The Difference Prayers MakeWe are here for a reason. We are made by God for the purpose of good works. There is plenty of good works to be getting on with in being a blessing to our homes, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, our communities. No we can’t do everything and there’s no pressure on us to get everything […]
Read More March for the MissionSomething gives me the impression tht this might be the first Dryden Update of the year. Yeah, that’s right, the last Dryden Update was way back in November 2019. Since then developments have included various weather conditions that have been fascinating to observe; a few meetings about a couple of projects slowly bubbling under the […]
Read More Marching To The Beat: A Dryden UpdateBeing among saints is not primarily a spectator sport. That’s not always the impression you can come away with if you peruse certain circles. This is why the walk of faith calls for diligence to walk it among the brothers and sisters. It is a great privilege to truly engage in life following Jesus with […]
Read More Diligence: With Brothers and Sisters
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