“Mum, I’m bored. What can I do?” “I’m going out in a minute, you can come with me.” “Where are we going, Mum.” “Don’t you worry about that, you’ll see.” … “What is this place, Mum” “What does it say up there?” “It says ‘Wellingborough Library’, Mum.” “That’s right, now come with me.” … “Pick […]
Read More In A BookThe best thing she did for her son was take him to the library. There, it was as though his world exploded. It was such a big place. So many different sections. An upstairs and a downstairs too. And places where he could sit and read some of those books. It was as he started […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Blessing of a BookIt’s right to be grateful for another chance. You might have messed something up or missed an opportunity, so it’s good when another chance comes around to take what had been missed or messed. Zoë was not that kind of opportunity. Zoë was an expression of something greater for me and greater for us as […]
Read More Zoë Dryden – 10 Years OnWhen they got married, one of their parents prayed a simple prayer. Dear Lord, let us delight to see this marriage work through the many challenges and thrive through the setbacks and disappointments. The union was fruitful in that they had three children in rather quick succession. Barely five years covered the first to the […]
Read More Pray: For The Married For The GoodWhen my daughter said, “first world problems” that stopped me in my tracks. My mobile device needed charging – I needed it to be charged, because I didn’t want it to be in a position where I would require usage of the phone and the battery would be dead. That’s what I needed, only to […]
Read More Pray: For the Lowly, For The GoodIt’s easy to be critical of people in positions of responsibility. They don’t do it the way I want them to do it. They made a big mistake. They didn’t listen to the suggestion I made and look at them now. They think they’re better than me and don’t look at me. They want to […]
Read More Pray: For The Leaders For The GoodThat’s incredible. You know what we say when we say that? We say that whatever we’re on about appears beyond credibility – it’s something we could barely believe. Apparently back in the day they thought that running a mile in less than 4 minutes would be highly improbable. So it was incredible when the record […]
Read More Doubt vs God of the IncredibleOne of my favourite jokes is the warning a fellow gave to another to be careful of the light at the end of the tunnel as it could be the light belonging to an oncoming train. Light for some is not always a good thing. It can be blinding, its brightness can be overbearing and […]
Read More A Wonderful LightWhere’s David? He’s in his room, doing some writing or some drawing or playing on his guitar. Why’s he doing that? Leave him be, he’s doing something productive with his time. 25 years later. David has got a son now. He has? Where is he? He’s in his room, doing some writing or some drawing […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Generating GenerationsGod loves food. You know times are tough when the situation suggests there is a lack of food. In the book of Kings, there is an occasion shared where Elisha, the prophet, arrives at Gilgal right when there’s a famine happening. It’s a hallmark of famine that lack is the portion of the people. Here […]
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