David Given Schwarm

If I were a preacher, I would preach nothing but practicing the presence of God. If I were to be responsible for guiding souls in the right direction, I would urge everyone to be aware of God’s constant presence. If for no other reason than because His presence is a delight to our souls and…

Friday Tea’s reposted their Iced Tea instructions on Twitter. There were some “samples” in the last order they sent me so I decided to give it a try. Queen of Hearts seemed like a fruity refreshing place to start… I used two table spoons of tea in my Teavana tea maker Cody waited patiently… It…

My dear friend, Today I received two books and a letter from a mutual friend who is preparing to commit her whole life in service to the Lord. She has asked for both of our prayers as she makes her firm resolution to live her life for Him. I am sending you one of the…

Another great week of D&D Encounters playing Baldur’s Gate–Descent into Avernus with Adventure League. I am still playing Falke Shahin the Falcon, a Paladin war lord–who I had cheated while creating. I had added Haste as a third level spell using the Charactermancer on Roll20. Falke does not have access to that spell–which I wish…

We often stop this torrent by our lack of respect for it. However, we mustn’t restrain it any longer. Let us go into our hearts, dear friend, breaking down the dike, making way for grace, and making up for the lost time! You an I are getting along in years. We may have little time…

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fantastic. Completely fantastic. Up there with Extreme Ownership in terms of great books on management–it contains so many useful tools it is almost hard to finish this book because you are constantly taking notes,…

CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide by Ben Malisow My rating: 3 of 5 stars Very detailed guide focusing primarily on passing the test–not very “theoretical”, way more a hands on guide to passing the test. View all my reviews