I don’t keep a daily diary of my activities. Sometimes I wish I did. Though I don’t keep a daily diary I am grateful for Evernote where I have kept occasional notes of what’s going on with me at intervals. That has helped me seen just how much has happened this year. It has been […]
Read More YIR15 – 01 – First TimeThe year is nearly over. This time of year is good for reviewing what has happened, what could have happened and where it’s brought me. I look forward to sharing some of the episodes that have made this year another significant one in the coming entries. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Countdown to Year EndIt’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 have not made a big deal of new years since 1999. No I wasn’t caught up in the millennium hype at the time. I was with good friends who were going out for to a service, it was the first time I’d ever been, so I went. If anything that experience underlined just what […]
Read More That Was – This IsThere is this wonderful concept in the world of work of the personal appraisal. Some might know it as a performance review, others may know it as that thing their boss should have done but didn’t get round to doing while they’ve been working for the company for five years. It is a wonderful concept. […]
Read More Appraising The SituationOne of the beautiful things about end of year shin-digs is the opportunity it gives you to reflect on the year that was. Last night’s blog post was very important for me to write to encourage myself more than anyone, and thus in as much as I write in the hope that others will be […]
Read More Giving Thanks For What Went On BeforeAt 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 GodDMCD and The Reading Plan There is this really healthy spiritual exercise that brothers and sisters in Christ apply through the calendar year and that is to go through the Bible in a year. The scriptures are arranged in such a way so as to ensure all 66 books are covered in the 365 days. […]
Read More What Is The Deal With A Reading Plan?This is the last in a three part blog series today reviewing the state of my being as I turn 33. It obviously makes sense then that reviewing a year of three’s and how it’s been all about that number that I do a three part series. Following the look at how life has been […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part ThreeYes indeed, to repeat something that’s been mentioned one or two times today (maybe even three if we want to be technical) it is my birthday. I have a Facebook account and it was pleasant to read those who’d left a comment on there regarding the birthday and seeing the names of those who did […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part One
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