The Bible is a massively underrated collection of books. I won’t go into what I mean by that statement too much other than to say that one of the things I note about some of those who make a claim to follow Jesus, is how little they know about Jesus based on the main text […]
Read More 2021 In The Word: New Testament ReviewIt is good to give thanks to the Lord. It really is. It is good to be specific about the things for which we can be grateful. It is good because it gives credit where it’s due and it acknowledges that we are somehow blessed in one way or another and that is nothing to […]
Read More 2021 In The Word: A Word Of Wisdom ReviewI grew up loving quiz shows on television. I enjoyed the concept of quizzes and had the good fortune of being a part of a Bible quiz team that won a couple of national competitions back in the day. I got into collecting in my head trivia information for those occasions when it would be […]
Read More 2021 In The Word: Old Testament ReviewIt is September. Here in England, the football season is up and running and the academic season is about to get going for most children and young children. There were some significant changes in my life over June and July, which left August as a month of adjustment. It’s fitting that after the adjustments in […]
Read More Dryden Update: New Season Early ThoughtsMy Dad enjoyed his allotment. My Mum enjoyed cooking. I know they enjoyed these things because when I have an image in my head of what they enjoyed doing those activities spring effortlessly to mind. It would be interesting to see what my daughters would say their parents enjoy doing. What I do know is […]
Read More Dryden Update: Review and PreviewApparently you just keep going. There’s this project today, there’s that assignment tomorrow, there’s that challenge the day after. It’s all booked in your diary and when anyone asks if you’re available, you can genuinely inform them that you’ll have to check because you’re pretty well booked up for the forseeable future. Apparently you just […]
Read More Then You Stop And Realise …December is usually a month of reflection. There was a great sense of that in looking back on the journey through the year. The decision to spend thirty days of Thanksgiving was also a great way to look back at the great things God has done. Yet December was lot more about the set up […]
Read More YIR16 – 12 – BeginningNovember was a great month, but not primarily because it was my birthday. In fact my birthday was one of the most innocuous and forgettable birthdays of my life. What was of far greater interest was the theme on the team. I was inspired to explore again how important team is to accomplishing goals. For […]
Read More YIR16 – 11 – That Team ThingIt is a privilege to write. It’s a privilege to write about the things you love. I love the privilege of being able to write about a lot of the things I love. Sure there’s faith and that informs a lot of what I write on this blog. There is somewhere else I do blogging, […]
Read More YIR16 – 10 – Celebrating Among FriendsSeptember was certainly a month dominated by fruit. Not as though I went on a fruit fast, but I might as well have done that for the focus I had on the matter. That degree of looking at the issue of fruit proved to be something that I benefited greatly from because it got me […]
Read More YIR16 – 09 – By Their Fruit
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