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 TimeIt is one of life’s great blessings to accomplish a task in the company of like-minded people. The roles we play, the interaction and quality of relationship as well as the functioning of abilities that lead to what is achieved together is remarkable. It is such a pleasing aspect of life, I get a glimpse […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What We Do TogetherWhen 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 CarefullyWe’ve been here before haven’t we? And we got here because we did the same thing before. And before that happened we did what had also happened before. This is no different to every other time, we’re just going around in circles. That was the concern. Until someone pointed out that a cycle likewise goes […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Cycle and the CircleIt 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: PersevereYou hear the word but what do you do with it? How does your heart treat it? Treat it lightly and let it be taken away? Accept it excitedly at first and then duck out when the going gets tough? Render the word fruitless because of the primacy of the cares of this life and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Heart That Treasures The WordThis rhythm keeps going. Maybe it would stop because of the resistance? Perhaps it would stop because of the opposition? Perchance the upset and disruption it causes might be reason to give it a break? Yet, the rhythm went on regardless. The King has come, new life has been won and the message must be […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Relentless RhythmIt marks the end of darkness. It sets the start of light. It says a new morn begins. It says the end of the night. Its rays suggest great insight. Its beams dry out the dew Its progress defeats the staid. Its growth embraces the new And right before your eyes – sunrise We follow […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: SunRiseThe first group sat down and the conversation began. Self-absorbed conversations revolved around work, children, the new car, finances etc. It was what they were interested in. It was what they were full of. The second group sat down. Each person was made welcome and the conversation was engaging and involved each other. The conversation, […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Full of ItFrom sinking sand … from the pit of despair … from the edge of destruction … from the bitterness of loneliness … from my state of selfish, stubborn sinfulness … from self-righteousness. He came and rescued me. To forgiveness of sins … to adoption in His family … to membership of His Body … to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: To The Rescue
