I like real testimonies. Some of my favourites are ones that say that before they met Jesus their lives were fine and then when they met Jesus it was all turned upside down. I like the ones that talk about how before they didn’t have that many issues in certain relationships, but as soon as […]
Read More Faith and Contrasting FortunesThere are those who do not believe. That’s their prerogative and I’m not going to impose my view on them at all. What I would say, however, is that in not believing, it’s really important to be careful not to be a scornful doubter. What I love about stories – true or fictional – are […]
Read More Not That Guy: Scornful Doubter“Come out with your hands up. We have you surrounded. There’s no point in trying to escape, we will get you. It’s only a matter of time. Give yourself up now and we might go easy on you,” Back in the day, growing up, I did enjoy watching dramas and action programmes or films with […]
Read More Faith When Under SiegeBasing life purely off what your senses pick up must be quite draining. Really and truly we don’t just base life off that. There are some things that support that. There are some ideas that underpin our views, even if they’re mixed and somewhat confused if you were to consider them carefully. There might be […]
Read More You’re Better Off Believing?There is a sort of intellectual agnosticism that has a problem with some expressions of faith. It is not outright atheism because it is not so committed to ruling out divine influences. Its content knowing that there’s things beyond its understanding. Maybe there’s divinity somewhere, maybe not, but they don’t get hung up on it. […]
Read More Is It The Hope That Kills You?It has been a couple of months since I last shared an update. Quite a bit has happened since then. The big news for us was a family trip to America. God made the way (and I really mean He made the way) for us to make the journey to the States. For four of […]
Read More September Season Starter – A Dryden UpdateConsistency. Before I appreciated faithfulness, there was the term consistency. My Dad is the first model of consistency I have. Subsequently I’d appreciate the faithfulness too, but it was the consistency at first. Certain things would be done every day. Certain things would be done every week. Certain characteristics could be expected in response to […]
Read More Celebrating Consistency: A Blog RetrospectiveThe other day I was thinking about what things would I love to do all the time – as in every day. Now there are a lot of things I love doing, but I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t want to them every single day. At present, here are the four core activities I love to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Four Core Dryden ActivitiesWe don’t have to meet. We choose to do so. We choose to do so because we love to be together when we can. We enjoy each other’s company. There’s no obligation and so because it’s driven by that love for each other, we do it under any circumstances – rain or shine. (Photo by Stephanie […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Rain or ShineAnother habit I acknowledge is when I leave for work, I’ll often say to my family, “Have a great day.” That’s an interesting statement to make. It’s as though it’s in my power to grant that. Here – have a great day. If it were in my power to do that, you better believe I […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Have A Great Day
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