It resounded loudly in my head. This is the last Sunday of the year. Sunday is the first day of the week. Sure, some might have wanted to shift that to another day, but my understanding of the structure of the week always considered the week to start on Sunday. Faithfully over the year God […]
Read More Dryden Thanks 2022: Changes and DevelopmentsThat word “finally” suggests that you’re on the last part of what you’re saying and it might be worth paying attention. Paul uses it at the start of Philippians 3 only to go on such an impassioned plea to his audience that he ends up saying finally again as he’s genuinely reaching the end of […]
Read More For Reading Out Loud – Philippians 3Have you stopped to consider the nature of life. Not in a momentary way when things seem to be overwhelming or in that brief respite in life’s activities. A proper contemplative consideration of the nature of life. One person had the opportunity to reflect on aspects of life and put together a fascinating insight on […]
Read More For Reading Out Loud – Ecclesiastes 2Here’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: Blessed are those who read carefully at least twice to reach a considered perspective. With such a blessed approach you’ll see Hesediah give a very intriguing approach to the afterlife. If you’re going to answer the question seriously, you got to take the kind of approach […]
Read More ADBC: 49 – All I Am Saying, Is Give Life A ChanceWe’ve been here before haven’t we? And we got here because we did the same thing before. And before that happened we did what had also happened before. This is no different to every other time, we’re just going around in circles. That was the concern. Until someone pointed out that a cycle likewise goes […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Cycle and the CircleHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: C’est magnifique. I don’t bust out the French that often chiefly because it’s not a language I’ve needed in my everyday life over the past 28 years since completing two years of learning it at school in the thought that it would give me confidence in […]
Read More ADBC: 35 – How The Prime Of Life won’t Be the Death Of MeWhen you wake up, you’re grateful for the new day. In that gratitude, you commit yourself to doing the best you can. It doesn’t always work out. Sometimes it goes horribly wrong. The commitment, however, remains. You will do the best you can. Help is at hand. A request for wisdom, a plea for mercy […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Doing The BestHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: David put together an excellent insight into his view of the way we measure time in months and years. I also recommend you check out his later piece on the role some fictions play in what we refer to as “real life”. He also wrote something […]
Read More ADBC: 23 The Impossible Dignity of MusicSome things are temporary. Some things are passing trends whose impact fades with the mists of time. There are things, however, whose mark lasts through the ages. Generation after generation feel it, share it and so it lasts longer. When you think about the things that will last, what comes to your mind? In the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What Will Last?For those not accustomed to professional wrestling in the United States, there is an organisation that has essentially been the top producer of professional wrestling known as the World Wrestling Entertainment company. Among other aspects of their business is to have characters who appeal to a wide audience on the strength of their persona. One […]
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