It is very interesting considering how we have been conditioned. Sometimes I hear people speak in such a way as to suggest that their way of thinking, believing and behaving is objectively correct. Such is their ignorance to the way in which they have been conditioned by society, the oblivious way in which they hammer […]
Read More Being AuthenticRecently I spoke of the power of the truths we come across in the hymns we sing and I picked on one of my favourite hymns – To God Be The Glory. At this juncture I need to make an apology. I am sorry for giving you the impression that this was only one of […]
Read More Those Songs Words – And Give Him …Just a quick reminder to inform you that God can speak to you through whoever he wants. Recently I was suffering from a significant cash-flow challenge (CD for skint). As I sat working away and coming to terms with my situation, a colleague came in and opened up a conversation about reincarnation, maths, energy, positive […]
Read More God Speaks Through Whoever He WantsRecently I shared a parable about a woman, a wedding and a hair salon experience. The parable is worth an explanation. Of course not all parables are worth an explanation but this one certainly was. It came to me one morning – one of those things you get when you’re waking up giving the impression […]
Read More The Hair Experience: An ExplanationShe had never been more excited. Here she was a few days away from the greatest day of her life. It had all seemed to fit so right. He wasn’t like others. He was more interested in her than his own pursuits. Their relationship was built on a solid friendship of trust and mutual transparency. […]
Read More The Hair Experience: A ParableThe young brother meant well. He was sharing about how his two friends, who were not yet believers, were going through their issues, and he was encouraging them to have faith and just come to church and see how God was real and could help them. I get that. I understand that. I am sure […]
Read More Why The Answer To The Problem Is Not Always ‘Come To Church’H&S Risk Assessment for Sometown Church I am pleased to report that Sometown Church (SC) operates in a very safety-first conscious manner. All potential hazards such as people getting harmed by real nitty-gritty contact with that lives of others in the facility or beyond is minimised through the strictly observed and standardised routine of service. […]
Read More Sometown Church – Health & Safety Inspection Report(Big thanks to Kathleen over at the remarkable and outstanding Church in a Circle blog. Her entry on The Burden of One was the inspiration for this blog entry. Go over and check out the entry and the rest of the good material on the site.) More than ever before, I am convinced that for […]
Read More The Work of The Ministry: It Takes A TeamMusic, eh. Maybe there’s too much music in my household. Maybe there was too much when I was brought up by my parents. Perhaps I was conditioned to music from hearing it at home, and then singing with others at least twice a week at church, and then getting tons more music via first my […]
Read More Those Song Words – Oh Come …As you might have gathered if you’ve read some of these entries over the years, the Dryden family has moved around a bit in the last seven years or so. It was certainly not by design, it is just the way things have happened. What moving around does, however, is that it brings you across […]
Read More Growing and Changing and Relationships in the Past and Now
