She had never been more excited. Here she was a few days away from the greatest day of her life. It had all seemed to fit so right. He wasn’t like others. He was more interested in her than his own pursuits. Their relationship was built on a solid friendship of trust and mutual transparency. […]
Read More The Hair Experience: A ParableThe young brother meant well. He was sharing about how his two friends, who were not yet believers, were going through their issues, and he was encouraging them to have faith and just come to church and see how God was real and could help them. I get that. I understand that. I am sure […]
Read More Why The Answer To The Problem Is Not Always ‘Come To Church’H&S Risk Assessment for Sometown Church I am pleased to report that Sometown Church (SC) operates in a very safety-first conscious manner. All potential hazards such as people getting harmed by real nitty-gritty contact with that lives of others in the facility or beyond is minimised through the strictly observed and standardised routine of service. […]
Read More Sometown Church – Health & Safety Inspection Report(Big thanks to Kathleen over at the remarkable and outstanding Church in a Circle blog. Her entry on The Burden of One was the inspiration for this blog entry. Go over and check out the entry and the rest of the good material on the site.) More than ever before, I am convinced that for […]
Read More The Work of The Ministry: It Takes A TeamMusic, eh. Maybe there’s too much music in my household. Maybe there was too much when I was brought up by my parents. Perhaps I was conditioned to music from hearing it at home, and then singing with others at least twice a week at church, and then getting tons more music via first my […]
Read More Those Song Words – Oh Come …On the surface it certainly is a compelling reason to take on board a church as being serious about what it’s about. We are a Bible believing church. Well that’s it then. Case closed. No arguments from anyone. Oh but wait. What on earth is meant by that? It’s in the Bible – so what? […]
Read More My Problem With Bible Believing ChurchesI have not made a big deal of new years since 1999. No I wasn’t caught up in the millennium hype at the time. I was with good friends who were going out for to a service, it was the first time I’d ever been, so I went. If anything that experience underlined just what […]
Read More That Was – This IsIt occurred to me the other day to consider what it was to be Christopher Dryden and there were some things that sprang to mind that was worth noting. (Oh and remember, it is Christopher, not ‘Chris’ that geezer died almost 3 years ago.) Being Christopher Dryden is – A follower of Jesus Christ still […]
Read More Being Christopher DrydenMissed me? Yeah I missed you too. Since the move, I’ve not had a proper net access for online for me laptop where I prefer blogging, so I’ve had to endure an enforced leave of absence of regular blogging. This entry is being composed from my brother’s crib in Milton Keynes. By the way speaking […]
Read More Getting Used To The ChangeIt is out in the open then. Once again the Drydens are on the move. This blog started in 2005 back on Blogger and in the seven years since it’s begun I have lived in five different houses! Five! In the first 18 years of my life I lived in just two properties. Times have […]
Read More No Turning Back
