I love reading what Kathleen has to say over at Church in a Circle. Learning to enjoy the diversity in the Body of Christ continues to be something I get stimulated by. As I’ve mentioned in highly recommending her blog, Kathleen produces articles that are not just for tickling the intellectual taste-buds, but actually lead […]
Read More Take For Example …Today we celebrate the birth of the last Dryden child of our marital union – Zoë Anya-Cheryse Dryden. As a deep kinda guy, I attach great significance to the lives of each of my daughters. Their births hold a lot of importance for me due to contextual factors such as the state of my relationship […]
Read More Zoë 3 TodayI really commend the importance of working in teams. As a loner – although that status is under growing scrutiny – I certainly still enjoy my own company. I get on well with me, and often find myself to be the most riveting of associates. (Did you know I am really funny, I never knew […]
Read More In Praise Of TeamsIt was sad to watch. He was earnest enough and wanted to get his point across. He employed the techniques he’d seen from others and was successful at getting a reaction from the audience. People even approached him afterwards and said they enjoyed what they heard. The truth was, in as much as there was […]
Read More Discipleship, Apprenticeship and PartnershipAs ever in these cases, I blame Frank Viola. I was minding my own business, just reading the occasional blog here and there, when I came across this one from Frank recommending three books from some guy called DeVern Fromke. To put this in context, before Frank, I had never heard of T. Austin Sparks […]
Read More Another One Of Those ‘Oh I Get It Now’ Moments: Fatherhood in ChurchThis is the third part of my journey in appreciating the Lord’s Supper. This journey is as much about my own journey in knowing Jesus Christ as it is about an important celebration among believers. The preamble showed the deal in the meal, where the first part gave some insight in my upbringing. The last […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 3 More To It Than ThatGetting Back To Squash It had been at least four years since I had last played squash. Back in 2006 I was a regular player and reached my physical peak during that time, as I did that as well as occasionally playing football with the lads at the YMCA on a weekly basis. At one […]
Read More Parables From A Physical WeekThe nature of the work I do allows me to engage with others in the hope that they will become motivated to take on new information, or apply information they are already aware of. As with any group of people, there are some who do not wish to engage fully. They give the impression they […]
Read More What I Love About Working With OthersThere is a phrase that talks about ‘the elephant in the room’. This is meant to address how something glaringly obvious is sometimes overlooked or ignored despite its prominence. When delivering sessions and working on a one to one basis with individuals, sometimes this condition is more than apparent. For example someone who has a […]
Read More The Little Thing and the Obvious ThingI am a loner. My preference has been my own company. Even with a beautiful family of a loving wife and three really awesome daughters, I don’t always love spending every minute of my time with them. Despite being a loner, however, the love of God compels me again to understand that I am nothing […]
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