When I was just a little boy there was a campaign to promote safety for pedestrians crossing the road and it had a jingle that mentioned the three ways in the blog title. I remember the jingle, so I remember the phrase. I even remember what the drive of the campaign. It’s good to know […]
Read More Stop, Look and ListenThat’s quite a trek. Plenty of twists and turns on the path and it doesn’t look like there is any safety on either side of the path. One false step could lead to harm or worse. So for a journey like this it’s good to know it doesn’t need to be done alone. When that […]
Read More Walking With …It’s not the best of emotions to consider, but despair is a fairly heavy emotion. To feel it and express it says much about the condition that leads to it. The king in question in this verse is Josiah. Of all the kings to be found in despair, he is one of the odd ones. […]
Read More What Would Lead to Despair?Wouldn’t it be tragic if you trained for so long and put in the hours of performance in a competition that turned out to be the wrong one. You might not think that would happen. Surely someone would notice and correct things. No one would persist competing in the wrong race. Surely not. Reality is […]
Read More On The Run: EpilogueIt’s great to start on a high. The excitement, the buzz, the positive vibes and there’s the essence of feeling you can make it all on your own. The same excitement that started you can probably be the excitement to keep you going. Until stuff happens. It’s tragic to see people running on low. That […]
Read More On The Run: Running on LowThe route was a familiar one, carved and conditioned over time. Something would happen to upset me and I The running continues)would set off to run in that direction, on that route to that destination. It became automatic. I would make the run to that place and before long I would nestle again into that […]
Read More On The Run: The Old RunThere it is. The first signs of growth. Bursting through the soil reaching tentatively to the sun. There are so many factors going against it. What if there are is an adverse climate? What if the surroundings are made hostile? Perhaps a rodent or pest may trample it down before it ever has a chance […]
Read More The Plant: Fragile to FlourishThe kettle. It contains water. Water that is in the process of going from one temperature to another. The state of the water previously was not good enough for the task required. The final state of the water will reach will be perfect for the task. You just need to raise the heat over time. […]
Read More The Kettle: Patient PassionIt can come across as rather presumptuous to think you know how the story goes. After all, what makes you think you know. Who are you anyway? What do you know? So at best it’s good to just let the story tell the story and not get involved in things you know nothing about. That’s […]
Read More How The Story GoesIt’s so good to be in an environment where people encourage each other. That’s it. That’s all. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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