Here’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: A crucial element of the relationship I have with my brother is honesty and truth. It does me no good to flatter my brother or hype up what he writes about as if I’m looking to impress someone. David won’t be impressed and so I […]
Read More ADBC: 22 – Book, Takeaway and Not Trying“Mum, I’m bored. What can I do?” “I’m going out in a minute, you can come with me.” “Where are we going, Mum.” “Don’t you worry about that, you’ll see.” … “What is this place, Mum” “What does it say up there?” “It says ‘Wellingborough Library’, Mum.” “That’s right, now come with me.” … “Pick […]
Read More In A BookIt’s been a while since I posted a book review, but I believe it’s been well worth the wait when it comes to this beauty. Tom Hillingthwaite a hapless man who is sent by an evangelical agency called Jesus4All (formerly the Turn or Burn Coalition) to leave his life in a safe place and go into […]
Read More Book Review: The Unfortunate Adventures of Tom Hillingthwaite by Andy KindI was reading a book, as is me habit, and I read the notes on the author. It’s not the first time I’ve read about an author and their various works, but on this occasion something really stood out about the list of responsibilities and achievements. There was something in it that struck me. I […]
Read More Who Are You Trying To Impress?Earlier this month I wrote about getting back in the book-reading groove with a bang and I’ve finally finished one of the seven/eight books I started. First a little bit of context. I did not know about Michael English until the turn of the century. While doing some work in Nottingham, a friend had some […]
Read More DMCD Book Review – The Prodigal Comes Home by Michael EnglishIntroduction: Reading A Book Not long ago I mentioned how I’d virtually been on a reading fast. I had literally not read a book for months. Now for me that is a big deal. Before my love of music comes reading. Before my love of writing comes reading. Before my love of football comes reading. […]
Read More Redemption and ChoiceDon’t take my word for it, consider these words of encouragement from Tim Keller and Mark Driscoll and then by all means go and invest some time and some money and the rest of your life in pursuing the desire for God well written in John Piper’s Desiring God. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Why You Should Read Desiring GodChristianity remains a very interesting faith. It’s an interesting faith because despite having one main character described in one main collection of works it still manages to arouse a multitude of reactions from those claiming to follow the main character. The one collection of volumes can be read and interpreted in such a variety of […]
Read More DMCD Book Review: RadicalThere have been one or two blog posts especially in January that were inspired after reading sections of Michael Eric Dyson’s book I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King. A bit of personal context might help before getting into the review itself. When I was in my early teens I […]
Read More DMCD Book Review: I May Not Get There With YouAt last as promised here is the first of what I hope to be a regular ongoing series of book reviews suitable for the readership of this fine blog. Timothy Keller is a name I was first made aware of in 2006. It was then that my interest in things concerning characters like John Piper […]
Read More DMCD Book Review: The Reason For God
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