You know when you’re reading a book – or imagine you know when you’re reading a book if you don’t read a book – and you’ve got to a good bit but you have to nip off to do something important, so you leave a bookmark on the page to remind you where you were […]
Read More The Gospel SharingThere was a time when I hardly mentioned my family life. It appears as though every other post has to mention someone in the Dryden Household. Ho hum. I cannot quite put my finger on it, but with the development of Zoë Dryden – our third daughter – who has only recently turned 2 years […]
Read More All DoneWhen considering life in Christ we come to another tricky, sticky issue. In coming in touch with Jesus there is a quandary about now that you’ve met Him, what do you do? Being brought up in church, after my first personal encounter with Christ that lead to my baptism, I fell into the comfortable routine […]
Read More So You’re A New Believer … God Help You!I had a conversation with an old friend the other day (as in he’s a friend from old times, he’s not that old … yet). He was fairly sceptical of the rise in social media that meant that something said in a private conversation one minute could be broadcast over the internet within that very […]
Read More Big Brother Is Watching You … Especially If You’re His Little BrotherSo I started something when I considered realising potential and then I went a bit further when I explored a little about playing out of position. This is not so much the conclusion of a trilogy as an exclamation point in an ongoing paragraph of life. Most parents would understand the sentiment of wanting the […]
Read More Wanting The Best For Your Children Means Living The BestListen carefully to the lyrics of this song. Sure I could say that for any gospel song worth its salt, but in this case it is worth paying careful attention again. In my humble opinion this song could not be written without walking through a number of life’s paths where there were significant obstacles that […]
Read More DMCD Songs: No Other Choice – Tye TribbettAnalogies. I love them. One picture to help with the point that you’re making. A picture that is easy to understand and its basics can be seen in the other side. Football analogies. I love them. I love football. I have a point to make. I make the point by using something I love. Just […]
Read More Playing Out Of PositionHere’s a tricky thing about following Jesus. It can be an intensely personal and individual journey. To a large degree you’re responsible for your own development and commitment to Christ. When we are judged we won’t be able to blame church leaders and all that kinda jazz. We will be judged on individual grounds. Yet […]
Read More Be Careful Lest They FallMy dear brothers and sisters who happen to live on the other side of the pond will be celebrating their Independence Day. Of course Will Smith won’t be defeating aliens to give the President a chance t talk about those values that makes America so great, but I can imagine a fair few proud Americans […]
Read More Talking Point: Pledging Allegiance – The Disciple of Christ and PatriotismLast week a scandal rocked the banking industry in England as it was discovered that certain traders in a particular bank were carrying on with illegal behaviour to gain a profit. The implications of the scandal has lead to officials high up in the organisation resigning from their positions. To get a little more of […]
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