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 BookThe best thing she did for her son was take him to the library. There, it was as though his world exploded. It was such a big place. So many different sections. An upstairs and a downstairs too. And places where he could sit and read some of those books. It was as he started […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Blessing of a BookIt’s been around nine years since I first started blogging. That’s a whole heap of words in those years. More importantly, though, I have come across some really good writers and followers of Christ who are able to record their journey in a really compelling way. There’s no doubt about it, my faith has been […]
Read More Grateful For … (2)I 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’s a book review coming on David Platt’s book Radical. Since then he’s written a follow-up called Radical Together which has this interesting promo for it. Consider it carefully and let’s see what you think. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
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