The good times and the bad times. You don’t remember the other times. They slip away. But those good times and those bad times stick in the memory. What’s the point of them, though? What are they there for? Our perspective on them matters. Our method of processing those memories can be the difference between […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – The MemoriesThe past is sometimes seen as a comfort to some. A place of refuge when bombarded with the issues and challenges of the present. The purpose of the past, however, is to provide an insight that can support the present, that can inform the present, that can inspire the present and that can give wisdom […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: When I Remember …In his final address that is recorded in scripture, Joshua presented God’s account of the journey that His people had made to that point. It’s fascinating hearing God go through a history lesson of His ongoing faithfulness and a track record that saw His people reach the position where the land promised to their ancestors […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Past and ProgressIt really works. What really works? There’s this practice that folks in scripture would apply when going through tough times and that is to take time out to reflect on those times when they enjoyed either the saving hand of God or the prospering hand of God. They would remember those episodes and it would […]
Read More Remember When …All three of my children have little compunction in expressing themselves if they thing things have not gone fairly. Now all three can express in more sophisticated ways – for them – than was the case a few years ago. Even the youngest who is still in primary school. Likewise, they now have their own […]
Read More It Goes So FastWhatever the tradition, there is something really significant about the importance of remembering. The memory is bombarded with every new experience and event in life. Certain patterns can get the brain slowly being shaped by the immediate to such a degree that it can lose touch with key points that establishes the identity. That can […]
Read More Remember: The Past for the PresentOne of my daughters was excitedly me telling me the news. She was in a band and she was loving the experience of creating sounds and delivering performances and renditions that showed just how tight they were. And now they were looking forward to their first gig. She was ecstatic about that. All the rapport […]
Read More Do You Remember When We Used To Sing?Today my wife and I celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to celebrate what it based on what was in the hope for what will be. Something recently made me think of the significance of the day. I had the privilege of having three good men accept becoming my groomsmen […]
Read More Still Crazy After All These YearsI don’t usually remember my dreams. Mine tend to work on the bath principle. Namely when I sleep the dream is the water that fills the bath and then as I move into the waking moments, someone has let the plug out and by the time I’m awake the dream has drained away. That is […]
Read More Never Forgetting A Good TeacherI grew up in a good Christian home. Two loving parents who did their best by their children and three children who did their best to get the worst out of each other, but behind which there was a bond and an affection that was really realised when we all left the family home and […]
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