As you might have gathered from last week, the biggest lesson I learn from last month was the importance of being a peacemaker. Peace has been a big deal for me for a long time, but it’s fair to say I lost focus for a while. A friend came and visited me in the middle […]
Read More January Lessons: Learning To Be A PeacemakerHello, mane is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. A commitment to making peace is a commitment to joining God in the realisation of what He had seen in the beginning – that which is good being complete and being very good. To a degree humanity has always pursued concepts of progress. History is encouraged […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 5 – ExcellenceIt’s hard to know which one is more frustrating. The one who is inactive, ot the one who actively frustrates the desire for peaceful progress. The reason why it’s such a tight race between the two types of people is because in as much as the latter is an opponent, at least you know where […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 4 – ConstructiveFor God’s sake do something. It’s a pity that this phrase is usually uttered in frustration at someone’s inactivity. Indeed such is it’s dismissive and piqued usage that some put it down as taking the name in vain. All that is a pity actually because it is the ethos of why peacemakers are active. It […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 3 – ActionHello, my name is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. I am also a father of three daughters. The youngest daughter is named Zoe (there should be two dots over the e, but nevertheless). This April she will turn five years old and it’s already a good time to reflect on why she was so […]
Read More What Makes Peace? 2 – EnthusiasmHello, my name is Christopher Dryden, I am a peacemaker. Typing those words is not easy for me or even that natural. I am an easy going guy who likes to avoid confrontation wherever possible. That does not make me a peacemaker. The Prince of Peace was hardly a guy who ran from confrontation. Preferring […]
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