It’s not just the actions it’s what motivates the actions. It’s not just the intentions but the actions that flow from those intentions. The reason why the issue is so problematic is found in the answer to two revealing questions: For what purpose? For whose glory? The first one is a common question that scratches […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Two Revealing QuestionsThey walk beside you. Not ahead of you so you see their back. Not behind you so you crane your neck. They walk beside you. You’re going in the same direction and have a different perspective to enrich forward movement. When it’s time to rest, it’s face-to-face, on a level to appreciate the mutual benefits […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Grateful For FriendsThree’s an effort to make you feel comfortable. It’s not permission to do whatever you like without consequence. It is, however, the effort to help you feel as relaxed and content as possible. That degree of welcome can work wonders in allowing you to breathe and exhale a lot of issues that may have been […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: You’re WelcomeIt is about returning to where we come from. Only to discover that where you come from is not about the family tree. It’s not about the narrative of the village, the town, the city or the country. It is realising that those born of the Spirit come from a home that is beyond this […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Heading HomeIf He has called you to it, He has made a way to get you through it. I often thought that because it wasn’t an obvious and conventional way I’d have to look for alternatives to cope. Yet the alternatives are not the answer. He called you to it because He would make the way […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: There Is A WaySuccess. Prosper. Flourish. Many offer promises for tomorrow of something better ahead. They present themselves as the ones to lead you to a land of promise and life of splendour. They offer words that seduce and thoughts to stimulate. In it all, though, there is no substance. The substance is found in Jesus as our […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Be The VisionHe did not plant it expecting it to fail. He knew failure could happen and He knew what He would do if it did. But that was not His expectation. When He planted it, His expectation was to see fruit. And when He saw fruit He’d be eager to cultivate to see even more fruit. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: With A View To FlourishSome hold the staff. Some hold the arms of the one who holds the staff. Some speak. Some write for the speaker. Some cook. Some encourage the one who cooks. It is a blessing to see the staff raised to motivate the troops. It is a blessing to hear an inspiring word from the speaker. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Some Come AlongsideHis parents dedicated him to the Lord. It was one thing that they dedicated him, but it was another thing for him to live in a way that reflected a dedicated life. As a man, he decided to live to the one he was dedicated to. The life dedicated is not a sentiment. It is […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Life DedicatedWhen you know your focus in life, you know what to say ‘no’ to. The focus is not a wide one at all – it is limiting by nature. It is in those limits, though that you can find your best as it gets to the heart of what you’re here for. It’s all about […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Why Focus Matters
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