You hear the word but what do you do with it? How does your heart treat it? Treat it lightly and let it be taken away? Accept it excitedly at first and then duck out when the going gets tough? Render the word fruitless because of the primacy of the cares of this life and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Heart That Treasures The WordNot everyone is the organised type. You know the type. Those who have schedules, timetables, plans and charts that more or less shape their lives from the time they wake out of their slumber at the precise time they scheduled to the timed moment at which they will go to sleep. You call them up […]
Read More That Must Be Really Important To YouWhat if the name is the most valuable thing there is? Imagine being told, I’m really sorry it’s come to this. We have to let you go. Although we appreciate the years of service you’ve given, this latest matter is too serious to overlook. Bringing the name into disrepute is a serious charge. One that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Value in the NameFor what it’s worth. I like that phrase. I tend to use it almost as a disclaimer to leave it to the listener to take or leave what I’m about to say. There’s no pressure on them to take it, but I am putting the effort in the words that follows for it to be […]
Read More The Word of Great ValueFor some, the prize is the money. For others the prize is fame. Certain issues are at stake for a number of people. Some see the family as the ultimate prize where others see accomplishments with their life’s work as what is worth the effort. Prestige and pomp, power and position, factors pursued by some […]
Read More The Prize Worth Fighting ForThe episodes in the text really reflect the human condition. So there’s one about the twins. The first one came out red in look and turned out to be a hunter. The second one that came out tended to grasp at things, like the heel of his brother, and turned out to prefer shepherding. They’re […]
Read More Don’t Mess: Value the BlessingYou ever hear a piece of music and get a taste of life? My daughters and I were listening to a piece of classical music and sharing what we heard in it. The thins we shared were about what life is like – happy moments remembering the good things that have happened. Within that there […]
Read More Hear the Life in the MusicThere’s quite a lot of things that get praise. Someone sings a song on television and it gets praise. Someone scores a goal and it gets praise. Someone draws a picture and it gets praise. Someone makes a meal and it gets praise. You name it and it gets praise for it. A lot of […]
Read More It’s PraiseworthyThere is a treasure greater than any other. There are chores that I am given to do as part of my life. Whether it’s washing the clothes or washing up the plates or vacuum cleaning or whatever, these chores are done and I can do them almost on automatic pilot. Yet sometimes I am able […]
Read More Treasure Greater Than Any OtherThe lesson will not leave me alone. Whatever I spend my thoughts on and eventually my time and energy is effectively what I find to be most valuable in my life. It’s all well and good talking about what I spend money on, that’s a fair external marker, yet the heart, the time and the […]
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