Today we celebrate the birth of the last Dryden child of our marital union – Zoë Anya-Cheryse Dryden. As a deep kinda guy, I attach great significance to the lives of each of my daughters. Their births hold a lot of importance for me due to contextual factors such as the state of my relationship […]
Read More Zoë 3 TodayNot long ago I wrote something in praise of teams, and after that Chris Jefferies from Journeys of Heart and Mind left a brilliant comment at the end of which was this pivotal line. Ultimate authority is not in havng absolute power but in knowing the Author. This is seen in the earthly ministry of […]
Read More Where Real Authority OriginatesHere on these British Isles there once lived a sports commentator called David Coleman. I remember some of the commentaries Coleman made on sporting occasions primarily through the video footage. I distinctly recall him talking of some feat being ‘quite remarkable’. The way he said it was so unique years after his retirement it echoes […]
Read More From The Quite Remarkable To The Most RemarkableChurch at its best is when a group of people who otherwise have no reason to be together, find themselves entangled in each other’s lives as they are now members of the family of God. That family is not just a nominal one. It’s a messy one. It’s one with all sorts of oddballs. It’s […]
Read More Family, Fellowship and FriendshipOn this occasion, it’s King Arthur’s fault. Arthur Sido over at The Voice Of One Crying In Suburbia, recently posted something on a some good stuff he’d come across. One of the posts he referred to was by Dan Edelen over at Cerulean Sanctum. As the linking goes, that post was part of a series […]
Read More Dealing With The SystemI acknowledge how important it is to do Bible Study carefully. It is very easy to get caught up with my personal agenda when looking at scripture and then using verses and sections to conform to my will and give me the answers I want to my issues. Indeed it is so easy to read […]
Read More He’s Talking To YouNeutrality is a wonderful idea. The thought that you’re not involved in either side and will not be drawn to pick sides, but maintain a position beyond the fray has its merits. It’s a lovely idea because it is there to give people an out from something they’d prefer to avoid. Neutrality, however, is not […]
Read More Part of the Solution Not the ProblemIt was sad to watch. He was earnest enough and wanted to get his point across. He employed the techniques he’d seen from others and was successful at getting a reaction from the audience. People even approached him afterwards and said they enjoyed what they heard. The truth was, in as much as there was […]
Read More Discipleship, Apprenticeship and PartnershipI am a Dr. Who fan. I enjoy watching the programme and enjoy talking about it. A significant part of the story is how the Doctor travels by his space/time machine called the TARDIS. It is supposed to blend in with its surroundings, but the Doctor’s one is stuck looking like a Police Box of […]
Read More Bigger Than We ThinkIt is not unusual to catch myself grumbling about something. Not that I love a good grumble, you understand. Most of the time I’m busy thinking about something, or smiling about something or laughing about something and some cases actually doing something! Yet there are those occasions in conversation, where after a while I discover […]
Read More What Were You Expecting?
