This is the third part of my journey in appreciating the Lord’s Supper. This journey is as much about my own journey in knowing Jesus Christ as it is about an important celebration among believers. The preamble showed the deal in the meal, where the first part gave some insight in my upbringing. The last […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 3 More To It Than ThatThis is another part of a brief look at my journey in appreciating The Lord’s Supper. The prologue looked at the The Deal in the Meal, where the first part gave an indication of my initial church upbringing and its effect on my view of the meal. In this first part my perspective of the […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 2 Seeds To The TurningIn The Deal Is In The Meal, I set the background for this short series of entries outlining my journey into appreciating the Lord’s Supper. As well as Lord’s Supper, it is referred to in other Christian traditions as The Eucharist and as Holy Communion. I’m not bothered about the interchanging terms though I love the […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 1 Blind BeginningAt the end of Januray I informed you of a job prayer request, and then early last month I updated you on the situation where I was concerned. On Friday my contract officially came to an end and I am in the position of being in between jobs. There might be a short term opportunity […]
Read More Another Job UpdateLate last month I asked you to pray about the job situation for friends of mine, my wife and myself. I just want to give an update on developments in that area. During the week I was informed that my current position would be coming to an end by the end of this month. Another […]
Read More Prayer Point – Jobs UpdateI have not made a big deal of new years since 1999. No I wasn’t caught up in the millennium hype at the time. I was with good friends who were going out for to a service, it was the first time I’d ever been, so I went. If anything that experience underlined just what […]
Read More That Was – This IsIt occurred to me the other day to consider what it was to be Christopher Dryden and there were some things that sprang to mind that was worth noting. (Oh and remember, it is Christopher, not ‘Chris’ that geezer died almost 3 years ago.) Being Christopher Dryden is – A follower of Jesus Christ still […]
Read More Being Christopher DrydenMissed me? Yeah I missed you too. Since the move, I’ve not had a proper net access for online for me laptop where I prefer blogging, so I’ve had to endure an enforced leave of absence of regular blogging. This entry is being composed from my brother’s crib in Milton Keynes. By the way speaking […]
Read More Getting Used To The ChangeDecember is an interesting month as far as I am concerned. Of course it’s not the best month of the year. That indisputably goes to its predecessor, November. Yet in December the following significant events took place in my life. 1999 – This was the time when I had a ground-breaking, life-changing encounter with the […]
Read More Introducing Bletchley LessonsNo one knows how long they will live. The invincibility of youth is only pierced by the occasional reminders of mortality when the peers are cut off in their prime. Other than that it is a time for planning and achieving and being everything great without a hint that will ever end. But it will […]
Read More Reaching Half-Way
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