There is a phrase that talks about ‘the elephant in the room’. This is meant to address how something glaringly obvious is sometimes overlooked or ignored despite its prominence. When delivering sessions and working on a one to one basis with individuals, sometimes this condition is more than apparent. For example someone who has a […]
Read More The Little Thing and the Obvious ThingI do not often use this blog for prayer request. I have used it for prayer points on the odd occasion, and I’m more than delighted to pray for stuff meself, but I rarely if ever use it to ask you to pray for me for stuff. Dunno why. Just been the way. Until now. […]
Read More Prayer Request – JobsAbigail, is our precious 6 year-old middle daughter. As you can appreciate leaving a place where she was accustomed and had made friends and moving to a strange new place, can be discomforting, traumatic and unnerving. In a previous school she had suffered from some of the effects of the trauma of the new and […]
Read More Celebrating God’s Achievements In Your LifeI was sitting down in a section of the day’s church gathering that they called the Divine Worship. As is my wont, I made notes of what the preacher was saying. As I listened and noted and also considered the rest of the session and indeed the service, there was something gnawing at me. The […]
Read More Disconnect and ReconnectI am a loner. My preference has been my own company. Even with a beautiful family of a loving wife and three really awesome daughters, I don’t always love spending every minute of my time with them. Despite being a loner, however, the love of God compels me again to understand that I am nothing […]
Read More What I Love About Church: FellowshipThis is just me thinking out loud blog-style. I am getting to the place where I’m relaxed about the fact that because of a number of factors I am the way I am. no point in getting all wound up about it. It is what it is and there is no changing the past. What […]
Read More When Jesus Writes The ScriptIt is one of the most amazing aspects of God that while I’m in the middle of this living business, God in His wisdom knew things about me from the beginning of time. It’s no surprise to Him. Indeed though I be confused and confuddled by issues of life, God has an outlined plan for […]
Read More CD Songs: He Has A Plan For Me – Andrae Crouch feat. Tata VegaIt is very interesting considering how we have been conditioned. Sometimes I hear people speak in such a way as to suggest that their way of thinking, believing and behaving is objectively correct. Such is their ignorance to the way in which they have been conditioned by society, the oblivious way in which they hammer […]
Read More Being AuthenticIt 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 DrydenIt 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 […]
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