According to the records, I’ve posted over 5,000 blog entries since the launch of the blog in 2005. I have not gone through every single one of those entries to reach this one and there’s every chance that another one might be worthy of selection. Yet when I thought about one entry I’d choose for […]
Read More 20 for 20 #20 If There Was One …It is the greatest thing God gave to human beings as a reflection of what He’s looking to do with His Son and the Church. Marriage. It’s God’s idea. It’s not a man-made construct … until it’s taken out of God’s hands. Then it becomes the kind of mess that people have no idea how […]
Read More 20 for 20 #17 AuthrineI am blessed. To reach 48 years with the stories I can tell about those years is living proof that I am blessed. I am primarily blessed because I am loved by God, and that love enables me to love in ways that I’ve never experienced and could never experience. I am a loner and […]
Read More 20 for 20 #15 My BrotherThe Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed (Genesis 2:8 ESVUK) A great outlet for my Dad when he lived in England was his allotment. An allotment is a piece of land among a set of lands that could be leased out to residents, and […]
Read More JJ25 #01 – Working Out the Work AgainI don’t believe that all human beings are the same. I’m sure there are similarities that many share, but there’s something that makes each individual unique. As a result, there are some that are more significant than others. That’s certainly the case for me. The most significant woman in my life celebrated her birthday recently. […]
Read More She Is A Very Special WomanIt’s that time of year again when I prayfully reflect on the precious gift of marriage. On this occasion, with the time coinciding with the actual day that the private was confirmed publicly, it seemed right to share some of my reflections. 1. Love Her It might seem as though it gets easier after a […]
Read More Marriage ReflectionsTime. Days, hours, minutes and seconds. Flowing relentlessly whether we like it or not. Sometimes we like it, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes I like it. Sometimes I don’t. I acknowledge that this is the reality of my experience of life. The constant is that time passes. I make the most of it when I treat […]
Read More Dryden Update: Year’s EndThere really is no guarantee to live to see another day. No guarantee at all. People made plans for 2022 at the start of that year and didn’t make it to the end of the month. It doesn’t stop people making plans, but it should sober us up to recognise both our mortality and our […]
Read More Dryden Update: Going and GrowingYou are God’s gift. I recall some people having a problem with the phrase “being God’s gift”. I know some people use it to disparage others who they consider to have a high opinion of themselves. The reality is, though, that you really are God’s gift. You’re God’s gift to me. From the time you […]
Read More Dear Firstborn:There is a precious hymn that was rendered particularly superbly by James Moore back in the previous century (Moore’s version came in two parts – the first one here and the second one here – you get the link to hear it and enjoy it). That hymn is The Old Rugged Cross which has that […]
Read More Dryden Thanks 2022: Sights of Success
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