This blog would not be possible without God because God is the inspiration behind the blog. That’s why the topic of God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and the Church are among the most frequently listed categories and tags on this site. It feels odd to go more than one blog entry without encountering a […]
Read More 20 for 20 #8 WorshipPolitics. Few people respond enthusiastically to exploring politics who are not already involved in observing, studying, and participating in the political process. It leaves some feeling it’s almost a dirty subject that should be treated with gloves and a mask. I love politics. I love politics because it’s the human expression of something that should […]
Read More 20 for 20 #7 Dryden on PoliticsI like some of the writing I did in an autobiographical vein. I know – this blog is by me and meant to be about me, but actually it’s mostly around my thoughts about things of great interest to me, but not necessarily about me. So when I write a blog entry that shares a […]
Read More 20 for 20 #5 The Psalm One About Psalm 1One of the highlights of blogging has been the Dryden Shorts series. The premise of it is to write a blog entry consisting of no more than 100 words. A challenge for me, who is used to writing a lot more. Here are some entries that I’ve enjoyed. For His Name’s Sake C. L. J. […]
Read More 20 for 20 #4 Dryden Shorts Part 1It’s interesting to see which blog entries stand on their own and which are part of the series. If you had asked me before writing this, I would have said that the vast majority of what I write stands on its own. It’s interesting to check again and see that there are a significant number […]
Read More 20 for 20 #3 Say What You SeeI sometimes hear my Dad say to get wisdom above everything else. I don’t know if my Dad ever really said that; it’s just something I hear in my mind. There are a lot of decisions that I made without wisdom that are great testimonies to the importance of getting wisdom. There are also decisions […]
Read More 20 for 20 #2 Wisdom Says What? Part 1It was ten years ago this month that I wrote a series of blogs talking about what it was to belong to God. They were not long entries, but there was enough in them to spark interest in what it is to belong. I’m happy to recommend them to you again for your reading, and […]
Read More 20 for 20 #1 I Am HisThe Lord has done great things for me, and so I’m very glad and keen to celebrate Him for His goodness. One of the great things He has done is allow me to blog for 20 years this month. 20 whole years. It wasn’t every day for those 20 years, to be sure, but it’s […]
Read More 20 for 20 – IntroductionDid you do what God told you to do? Did you do it to glorify Jesus Christ? Did you do it according to the guidance offered by His Spirit? That’s all that matters. For His Name’s Sake C. L. J. Dryden Shalom
Read More What God ExpectsThere is what God does, and there is what humans mimic. Humans mimic so they can have their own grasp on something, but their refusal to acknowledge God’s definition means they will never express the concept as it’s meant to be. It takes a while to absorb the difference. You’ve been conditioned to see the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – God’s Idea vs Man’s Idea
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