I don’t know who holds tomorrow, but I know who holds my hand. It’s the line in a song that offers comfort of one unchangeable in an ever changing world. It’s a great word to hold onto and it has brought some people a great deal of joy. Today it’s reminded of something seemingly completely […]
Read More Knowing That Greater Is AheadFirst things that spring to mind when intimacy is mentioned usually involves a man, a woman, cute nicknames, a bedroom, closed doors and the music of Barry White. The prelude to that may involve a meal of some sort, but the main course usually doesn’t revolve around something needing a fork and knife. It’s sad […]
Read More The Journey to IntimacyIt seems like a long time since I posted a personal update on this my personal blog. So I’m delighted to take some time to update you on things. First of all, I’m delighted to say that I am doing well health-wise. In the second half of February I had some brief skirmishes with flu […]
Read More Dryden Update – MarchIt is incredibly tedious at times seeing the same people volunteer or selected to do the same task week after week. It is also a bit tedious seeing church services consisting of a formula so rigid and predictable it could be recorded and repeated all the time. A problem with this surrounds the pastor aa […]
Read More Church For All The TalentsImagine being part of a long line of people waiting for The One. Your Dad waited, his Dad waited, his Dad waited too – and this waiting had gone on for as long as yoi can remember. Stories of what The One would be like and what He would do had multiplied generation after generation. […]
Read More September Sojourn: Excited Over Finding The OneLast blog out I was railing against Summer and the dreaded months of June and July. Well. Those days are done for another year. Thank God for that. Now, despite the usual blistering Summer sun in August, we know we have gone beyond the year’s turning point. We will see days slowly get shorter. Football […]
Read More Anticipating in AugustI am grateful to God for October. 2012 has been fascinating for the Dryden Family. October has been important for my brother’s birthday. A number of other crucial developments took place, which I hope to update you on in the fullness of time. This is November. This month sees the US choose a President. More […]
Read More So This Is NovemberOctober is a significant month for the Dryden family. It’s my brother’s birthday this week and the day after that a highly cherished and valued friend of the family (making them family) also celebrates a birthday. So that’s significant in itself. Also October kicks off the final quarter of the year. Nights draw in, temperatures […]
Read More A Love Medley with a Dryden UpdateFor what it’s worth. When I say that every blog that’s posted is done by the grace of God, I don’t mean that as a cheap and glib ‘Christian’ thing to say. If any of the words that I write in any way helps someone else out then in as much as I accept thanks […]
Read More Jesus Pops The Inflated Opinion Of MyselfDiversions are fine in their way. I remember I used to associate myself closely with a dude whose method of conveying messages often required diversions. Initially those around him were impatient with these diversions, but I quickly discovered there was as much to be gained from the apparent diversion as there was from the destination […]
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Life With CD 