The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed (Genesis 2:8 ESVUK) A great outlet for my Dad when he lived in England was his allotment. An allotment is a piece of land among a set of lands that could be leased out to residents, and […]
Read More JJ25 #01 – Working Out the Work AgainIt is his portion in life. Hunched over the keyboard, typing furiously in a burst of inspiration as though he needed to get every word out there and then or he would burst. It seemed to go on for a long time, though his speed of typing meant it was only a few minutes. Once […]
Read More Crafting the Words: His Portion in LifeNot a lot of people get paid to do something for which they are supremely gifted and they truly love. If you were to get paid for doing that as a course of work – what would that work be? (Photo by Simon Abrams on Unsplash) For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Dryden Shorts: You Get Paid To Do What?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOVxjHsPOhg There are so many references in scripture of God engaging with individuals and setting them a task to complete. That task is completed from a place of trusting relationship between God and the one He sends. It is such a pity that often following Jesus or an invitation to accept the gospel of the […]
Read More CD Songs: Carry On – VIP Mass Choir feat. John P. KeeAt the end of Januray I informed you of a job prayer request, and then early last month I updated you on the situation where I was concerned. On Friday my contract officially came to an end and I am in the position of being in between jobs. There might be a short term opportunity […]
Read More Another Job UpdateWhich came first, the video or the thought? Sometimes I’ll watch a video and it will inspire a blog entry. Sometimes I’ll have a stream of thought and that will inspire a blog entry for which I’ll look for any related videos. This entry was the latter. The video is fascinating though for the concepts […]
Read More Why Work?What’s this? Another blog entry on the same day for the second day in a row? Is there some sort of escape hatch through which there is greater flexibility for blogging? No. I’m just inspired and so take the opportunity to share while it’s fresh. When I lived in Stoke-on-Trent I came across a gentleman […]
Read More Good Times With DMCDThere are times when I am only too aware that doing a job you love is not that straightforward. Sometimes I detect an urge to get the better paying job on the thinking that as it pays better it will be better, when the reality doesn’t always match up. I realised a fair while ago […]
Read More Serving Man: Days When I Love My JobWhat’s in a name? Why’s it so important? What’s the big deal? Familiar opening? In a very recent blog I was establishing the death of the name ‘Chris Dryden’ in reference to myself. Now I can imagine one or two reactions to that might be along the following lines. “Oooooohhh look who’s gone all la-di-dah. […]
Read More The Birth of Christopher Dryden – What’s In A Name?So the comic character/super hero Wolverine has a saying that he’s best in the world at what he does, but what he does isn’t very nice. It’s a good line. Other than the not nice bit. Which of course isn’t good at all. Then when you see what he’s good at … Anyway, not here to […]
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