Roughly 15 years ago I was big into reading about church growth techniques. Sure, somebody could have told me to just read scriptures and then see how God does it in His own time and His own way and developing a science about it is like looking to bottle brilliance and sell it as a […]
Read More For Rapid Growth Just Add Oppression and PersecutionNow there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 01 – When Fear Runs WildIn as much as there’s no clear and defined GOAL OF THE YEAR for me in 2016. It has been very interesting thus far in terms of the Word and words. I don’t class myself as a scholar, but I would consider myself to be a student. What’s the difference? Spelling and advancement in the […]
Read More Renewed Love of the Word and WordsSo, there’s been the review of the year that’s taken up the last twelve days. I have been informed that it’s a new year. Usually I am bristling and bubbling with all the great plans for the year. At this time, however, I don’t feel that urge for the new. Though I do have a […]
Read More Dryden Update – January 2016Going on long journeys as a child in a car appealed to me a lot. For whatever reason I derived great pleasure in spending hours getting to a specific location. Often I wasn’t too bothered about the location or the purpose of the trip. Indeed truth be told, the purpose of the trip was a […]
Read More YIR15 – 12 – Thanks and Long JourneysWhen I was growing up in Wellingborough during Sunday night church service there was space for something called testimonies. It was later I discovered that it was really meant to be a time to give a brief description of an event experienced that showed God’s goodness in your life. That was the intent. Of all […]
Read More YIR15 – 11 – Red Flags and Provision In The Nick Of TimeSeeing the shoots of life in plants is something promising. Though I am not a gardener, I knocked around with my Dad enough in his allotment to see the stages of growth from planting to fruition. Those shoots would always be a sign that I saw favourably. October was a month where on careful viewing […]
Read More YIR15 – 10 – Shoots of HopeI like to use this blog to share some personal information about what goes on in my life, but you just need to read a broad selection of entries to know I don’t get real personal too often. This blog won’t be an accurate or informed diary of the life and times of Christopher Dryden, […]
Read More YIR15 – 09 – Tough TimesOn the surface there wouldn’t be much to make August one of the best months of the year for me. Our of a job, struggling for motivation, uncertain on direction and challenged financially are good indicators to suggest August would be a grim month. To be fair there were days in the month where I […]
Read More YIR15 – 08 – Faith AdventuresIf my wealth was measured by the quality of people I know well, I would be ten times richer than Bill Gates. One such quality person gave me the honour of visiting a group of us in July to deliver one of my favourite learning sessions of the year. Some people are reluctant to do […]
Read More YIR15 – 07 – The Verdict
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