It’s good to be helpful and it’s important to care. It is just as important to discern what is in your sphere and what goes beyond it. It’s tricky sometimes, but it’s worthwhile to know your business and focus on that. Getting the guidance to just focus on that and take it from there. That […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Your Own BusinessThere, there little ones. Hush, do not make a sound. No need to be alarmed. Nothing bad will happen to you. Just go to sleep now. Go to sleep. You’ve done all that you can and let’s face it you’re not going to make that much of a difference that matters. Why put in all […]
Read More Falling AsleepIt’s quite something. All of that put in you by His Spirit and it’s just left there. Not acted on. Not expressed. Not even hinted at. Just there. Dormant. Because of them. Because of you. There must come a time where that arrangement is simply untenable. Surely. There must be someway, somehow that there’s an […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: OutletThere really is no guarantee to live to see another day. No guarantee at all. People made plans for 2022 at the start of that year and didn’t make it to the end of the month. It doesn’t stop people making plans, but it should sober us up to recognise both our mortality and our […]
Read More Dryden Update: Going and GrowingThere’s what you’re doing and there’s who you’re doing it with. The relationship between Paul and Timothy is a fascinating one based on what we pick up in Acts and some of the church letters that Paul writes. There are, of course, the two letters that Paul writes to Timothy and what they say about […]
Read More In Pursuit …Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. We are told that John made this proclamation and then after he was arrested, Jesus would declare the same statement. It is a fascinating one to consider. Made to an audience experiencing the rule of foreigners who hoped to free from that arrangement. Made to an […]
Read More An Announcement and An ActionYesterday is past. Tomorrow is promised to no one. We only have today. We live from yesterday with a hope for tomorrow, but that’s all done in the present. It’s great to remember and learn from yesterday. It’s useful to aspire to what can be achieved. It’s great to attend to the wonders and responsibilities […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: PresentlyWeeping and rejoicing. Following Jesus is not a happy thing all the time. There are times following Jesus where there’s a recognition of the state individuals, relationships and communities are in when they choose to reject God. That calls for weeping. Even as we remember what causes separation with the Creator of the universe and […]
Read More Dryden Reflections 2022: What MattersYou are God’s gift. I recall some people having a problem with the phrase “being God’s gift”. I know some people use it to disparage others who they consider to have a high opinion of themselves. The reality is, though, that you really are God’s gift. You’re God’s gift to me. From the time you […]
Read More Dear Firstborn:There have been times throughout the year where I’ve been irritable and grumpy. If that attitude lasts too long then I get to be really ratty and unpleasant to be with, like a dark cloud is ever hanging over me and a growl acts like the lightning in that stormy mood. There will be something […]
Read More Dryden Thanks 2022: Provision
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