It’s not something I entertain too seriously, but sure, from time to time I do wonder what would happen if … There are those points in life where I have made a decision and it’s been proven to be life changing in ways I never expected. Twenty years ago this month I moved from London […]
Read More Thanking God For Key DecisionsI would not make it where I am on my own. There are a few who have been with me on the journey, like my brother and sister who have witnessed a lot of what’s happened. I am particularly grateful for my wife, Authrine. Stevie Wonder wrote a song that became a big hit back […]
Read More Not On My OwnApparently you just keep going. There’s this project today, there’s that assignment tomorrow, there’s that challenge the day after. It’s all booked in your diary and when anyone asks if you’re available, you can genuinely inform them that you’ll have to check because you’re pretty well booked up for the forseeable future. Apparently you just […]
Read More Then You Stop And Realise …Inquisitive types. I got a lot of time for inquisitive types. Some people just go with the flow and not question things. They’re comfortable leaving things as they are – and that’s just fine with them. The inquisitive types, however just need a few questions answered. The kind of questions that delve deeper into things […]
Read More Not Everything Needs To Be ExplainedYou ever played foot-golf? I didn’t even know there was such a sport until about a year or so ago. A couple who are also friends of ours had actually gone and enjoyed the activity. So recently my wife and I joined them in having a go at the leisure activity. I don’t boast about […]
Read More At The Half-Way Point: A Dryden UpdateIt really works. What really works? There’s this practice that folks in scripture would apply when going through tough times and that is to take time out to reflect on those times when they enjoyed either the saving hand of God or the prospering hand of God. They would remember those episodes and it would […]
Read More Remember When …There is beauty to be found if we just take the time to look for it. That’s one of the key lessons I’ve learnt from my Dad. Not because he verbalised it, but because he lived it out. He is a very patient guy and that patience wasn’t about inactivity, it was very much about […]
Read More Pursuing Beauty: The Married Life 16 Years OnThere is a posture you take when you receive something good without earning it or deserving it. There is a posture. That posture is not indifference. That would suggest that what you have received is not good. It could also suggest that maybe there was an element in which you felt it should have come […]
Read More It Is A PrivilegeYou are amazing. When I see you and realise what a difference you’ve made in my life, it is the reason why I have to say you are amazing. You give me a reason to live. You do this by example – showing me the life that you live and how I can live it […]
Read More Because Of YouThe temperatures have really plummeted. Even if it was the winter it would be really cold, but to be experiencing this in March just seems crazy. It is the reality, though, so it’s a case of how to keep on living despite that. It highlights what a blessing it really is to have a house […]
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