I didn’t mean it. I know it happened. I know it was wrong. It was me, but I didn’t mean it. Now that it’s happened, I look to learn. I will repent. I will make amends where possible. I will grow from it and be better by learning to trust God more. I’m grateful for […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: I Mean ItIt works on a very simple system. You see, you hear and process those things to be able to speak, to walk and to do. You see, hear and process things of the world – pursuit of material wealth, self-glory and the sort – no wonder it expresses itself in selfishness, anxiety and delusion. You […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Simple SystemIt does not matter the situation you’re in, count on me to be there to support you however I can. You can rely on me. So tell me what it is that you’re doing. You’re looking to develop that? What do you need? Sure, I hear you about the money, but what’s it getting? Tell […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: I’ll Need Your SupportIt looks tough from where you are. And He is with you. It looks grim from where you are. And He is with you. It looks an opportunity for growth from where He is, but are you with Him? It looks like a chance for Him to be glorified, but are you with Him? He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: From His PerspectiveThis is done for Him. To please and honour Him. This is done for others. To benefit by offering insights that can enrich, challenge and otherwise positively shape life. This is done for me. An outlet of expression to exercise skills developed over time and continue to improve and pursue greater scope for using them. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: For Who?Gathered in expectation. Bringing the desire for an encounter. Encouraging freedom to express the heart of God. A freedom from intrusive constructs that limited contributions. Prayer and praise at its heart based on a revelation of Jesus as explored in His Word. Food and drink flowing in spiritual and material terms. Urge to honour others […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Enriching ExperienceAs you hold on to the past, you realise that you don’t have the ability to reach out to the future. Yet when you go to grab what lies ahead, it slips through the grasp. Probably because all we have today is what we have to handle. That can’t happen, unless we have the present […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: In HandI would miss you if I was never going to see you again. I would miss you if we were never going to do Kingdom business together again. I would miss you if your location prevented you from engaging in conversation again. If that was the case, I would miss you like the loss of […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Why I Won’t Miss YouWhere others followed fashionable trends, this group kept on following Jesus. Where pressure was great to compromise to the culture – the group kept on following Jesus. Where there was a push to focus on other areas – the group kept on following Jesus. Even when it put them in contempt of social gatekeepers – […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Following JesusMy joy. My delight. Beauty and resourceful brilliance are evident. There is a vulnerability that is endearing and a strength that is admirable. It is amazing witnessing your development – how you learn from setbacks, using them to drive you to do better for yourself and others. Whatever complexities might be present, this one thing […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: For Fifteen Years
