Remind me to tell you of the remarkable story of my wife, her son and my surname. Fascinating stuff, and it’s a true story too. In the meantime all you need to know is that my beloved wife has an equally precious and highly valued son. Indeed to date he is the only son from […]
Read More Appreciating Family In Ever Changing TimesTwo incidents took place recently that got me thinking about how Jesus impacts our lives in ways we don’t appreciate. I work with those in the 16-18 age bracket who are looking for help getting a job. I run a number of workshops geared at raising awareness of jobsearch methods and encouraging the learners to […]
Read More Intensity: Once More With FeelingThis is the third in a series of blogs on the topic of my growing understanding of what family is. I started at the beginning – which has to be a first … probably. I established what family was in the formative years in my life. From there I went onto talk about the radical […]
Read More Consider Yourself One Of The Family – Living With The LawrencesThe plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. (Proverbs 21:5) One of my favourite stories I heard as a child was that of the hare and the tortoise. First of all what a name for an animal – tortoise. What was Adam English* thinking when […]
Read More MTP21 Dedication to the DiligentWe make some big decisions in life, but usually those decisions come one at a time, in my case though quite a number happened at the same time. Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four of this series can be accessed through clicking the links and explain aspects of the move. I addressed […]
Read More The Exit Strategy Interview – Part 5Here’s the third entry into why the Dryden Family has moved from Stoke-on-Trent. Part One covered where we are now and how we got here. Part Two looks at when we left the city and began looking at why the move took place. So the interview continues … How does the rest of your family […]
Read More The Exit Strategy Interview – Part 3
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