They’re referring to ancestry, but you know it’s about faith. They’re talking about heritage, but you know it’s about belonging. They suggest it’s about culture and it is. Just as it is a matter of trust and dependence. Where you are sourced and what informs, defines and nurtures you. Some think it’s about the location […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Where Are You Rooted?Return. This is not real peace. It’s a mirage. This is not true justice. It’s an illusion. This is not righteousness. It’s a parody. This is not good. It’s a counterfeit. This is not love. It is a twisted, corrupted and dissatisfying sham. To do this requires a rejection of the real deal. It requires […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: ReturnWhat do you do in the presence of brilliance? It’s a start to verbally acknowledge it, but something else has to go with it. It’s a good sign to offer a physical gesture, but there’s got to be more to it than that. You can understand the response of great beings to the brilliance of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: How Would You Respond To Brilliance?If you do it out of fear, then you’ve probably got the wrong one. If you do it out of a sense of being the centre of the universe, you’ve probably not got the right one either. If you do it out of a recognition for the greatness of God and your position of rebellion […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Get It RightThey think it’s about the quantity. You’ve done one before, so if you do two now then it will be better. You produced five before, so if you can give us seven now, that will be great. Nope. Sometimes it’s doing the five that helps you to realise you could do even better by producing […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Not That MuchWhen plans don’t work out, prayer and praise help to bring about a proper perspective on God’s purposes. Praise in the Creator whose plans prevail. He puts us on the right track as we prayerfully look to Him in the disappointments and setbacks. Praise is not the neglect of the pain and frustration. Prayer and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Plans, Prayer, Perspective and PraiseIt is good to be respectful when listening to what they say about you. It is good to considerately take it on board. Just because it is onboard doesn’t mean it has to stay. If it does not fit what God says about you. If it does not support His perspective of your identity, throw […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Not All AboardWe are capable of praise. There is a lot of negativity. There is a lot of praise. Sometimes it’s because of the praise, that negativity emerges. It’s worth applying that praise to One who is worthy of it and then gives the premise for everything else that is praiseworthy. Hope in God is motivation to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: In Praise Of …Some things are temporary. Some things are passing trends whose impact fades with the mists of time. There are things, however, whose mark lasts through the ages. Generation after generation feel it, share it and so it lasts longer. When you think about the things that will last, what comes to your mind? In the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: What Will Last?No way through. There was no way through. There needed to be a way through, so someone sought a way and in seeking developed a pathway. Well trodden over time, that pathway enabled others to find a way where there was no way previously. There seems to be no way in this situation, but someone […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Pathway
