Certain characters and personalities define a time. They don’t have to do it by intention and plan, but once they have done it, their role is noted in history. Once they do it they are known to be noted in their time and highlight their time throughout time. What is it to be a person […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: In Time and Of the TimeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: It is marvellous reading the words my brother blogs about. He gets his thoughts down so well that I am duly engrossed in what he shares and can consider it carefully. Take his first port of call in explaining the relationship between law and wisdom. The […]
Read More ADBC: 48 – Ways To Learn, The Bill, And Yes, Prime MinisterHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: When we were growing up, my brother was seen as the pessimist of the family. I reflect on that as a comparative statement, although I’m not sure if he regards himself to be much of a speaker of hope. His responses in the conversation reinforce his […]
Read More ADBC: 47 – How The Good, Right And True Could Matter To YouWhen she said it I heard her through my hunger and frustration. I then heard her through what I’m used to hearing from her. I then heard her from a place of someone endevouring to understand her on her own definitions and feelings. Even then, I needed to hear her further from the position of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Listen CarefullyIt is encouraging to hear of how many overnight successes were years in the making. It is good to know that things that people take for granted on a daily basis, took some people decades to get to the place of delivering these things. It may not get traction immediately. It might requite tweaks, rejigs […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: PersevereWhen it happened this is how he felt: distraught, confused, hurt. He could have reacted by withdrawing and simmering in bitterness. He could have reacted with furious aggression and contempt. Acknowledging his feelings, though, he breathed out a prayer for strength and received the Spirit. He reached out in love, he sought to repair any […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Do Not Be Overcome … But OvercomeHe spoke very well from the podium. Lovely voice, eloquent with words, he really sounded the part. There was, however, the issue of what he was like away from the podium. That was in contrast with someone who wasn’t as charismatic in his speaking from a platform but in those one-to-one settings and those conversations […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: That’s Good, But It’s Better When …(This is part of the series exploring Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. You can catch up on the series so far by clicking here. This entry considers Paul’s writings to Timothy covered in 1 Timothy 5.) There are different metaphors used in scripture to represent the church. The church is referred to as being […]
Read More Paul & Sons: 07 – Family Matters(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 42.) Twenty years. So much can happen in twenty years. So much has happened in twenty years. It’s enough […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 08 – Where Guilt and Grace Emerge(This is part of the series exploring Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. You can catch up on the series so far by clicking here. This entry considers Paul’s writings to Timothy covered in 1 Timothy 4.) Paul loves the gospel, loves Jesus and loves His church. This is why he’s sending Timothy, trusting him […]
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