What’s that, you’re saying if I pray, then I will have an encounter with God? That’s brilliant. So how do I pray? This is how I pray? I thought I had to put my hands together and always kneel. Oh, it’s not essential. OK, so this is how I do it. Right. What’s that? I […]
Read More Ongoing RenewalIt’s a cosy room. Not cramped. Not small. Cosy. There’s a settee and two armchairs. Set like a square. There’s a coffee table in the middle. Typically Charlie and Joan take the armchairs and can still occasionally share loving touches. Henry and Anna are happy to take the settee and sit close to each other. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The LoungeMy wife loves her home. She loves the relational dynamics of it. The interactions between the daughters. The engagements between parents and daughters. The agreement and understanding between the parents. She loves the physical aspects of it. It is one of the great benefits being her husband, that I get to experience how she loves […]
Read More Time To RearrangeThere is an episode in the Bible where Solomon encounters God. When I read the episode it was really interesting to see what happened and what Solomon asked for. One of the bits that I didn’t pay too much attention to was this, And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. (1 Kings 3:15) […]
Read More How Do You Know You’ve Got It?What happened? Something happens. People are involved in the happening. People observe the happening. People will get impressions on the happening. From there different narratives will be developed on what happened. Some will come together neatly and depending on those involved, it will become the accepted story for what happened. The way the happening is […]
Read More When Something HappenedJohn didn’t want to say anything. He was just getting on with his work from day to day. He kept his head down and just endeavoured to bury himself in the activities that needed completing. But no. He just couldn’t. This was because of Lisa. Lisa was sat in the booth behind him and every […]
Read More Yeah, But What Will You Do?She was taking on a lot. It was something I had got accustomed to. It was clear that she was the sort to look out for others and not really take the care for herself. In the brief conversations we had, I could see that there was someone who used work and busyness to cover […]
Read More I Am Not The GuyThe Bible is a wonderful book that is a collection of various writings in which we see who God is, who we are and how things can turn out for us. The human condition is very graphically and effectively portrayed in those writings. Recently a few of us were reading the episode featuring King David […]
Read More Pride Comes Before …How far can they push you? What will it take for you to draw a line and say you cannot go beyond that? Where do your values become the marker that will mean you will decline offers and turn down suggestions? Where will a conversation go that will get you to withdraw from it because […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Where’s Your Stop Sign?For what it’s worth. I like that phrase. I tend to use it almost as a disclaimer to leave it to the listener to take or leave what I’m about to say. There’s no pressure on them to take it, but I am putting the effort in the words that follows for it to be […]
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