David Given Schwarm

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

If he sometimes strays from this divine presence, God immediately recalls him by communicating with him through the Holy spirit. This often happens to him when he is busiest with his work. He responds faithfully to God’s calling, either by offering his heart to God, by a tender, loving look, or by some affectionate words,…

Dear Friend, I’d like to use this occasion to inform you of the thoughts of one of our brothers concerning the wonderful results and the continual help he receives from the presence of God. We could both profit from them. (It is believed that Brother Lawrence was referring to himself in the following. His humility…