The Different "Daves"
Well of course there is only one real one...
Family & Friends Dave
David & Janet live just outside London, they are both joint US/UK citizens. David has a daughter Sydney who lives in Grand Blanc Michigan
Christian Dave
David became a Christian in 1971 and grew in his faith for 4 years, and then got fed up with the church’s hypocrisy and set it aside for 25 years
Career & Work Dave
He got 2 degrees at the University of Colorado, set it all aside and went into the tech business. He has had a front row seat to the entire tech business
Community Dave
Always involved in every community he has been a part of. Elected member of the UK government. Now looking at what sort of comunity involvement comes next…
What is David listening to and reading right now?
get the full list at: https://www.dathebigdog.com/davids-current-listening-and-reading-list/
Current Podcasts: 1-A bit of Optimism-Simon Sinek; 2-WorkLife-Adam Grant; 3-Armchair Umbrella-Dax Shepherd & Monica Padman; 4-Tim Ferris Show; 5-The Mental Health Comedy Podcast-Ed Krasnick & Jennifer Kolari; 6-Tiny Revolutions-Tiff Stevenson; 7-The Aggressive Life-Brian Tome; 8-The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill-Mike Cosper; 9-Pastor Rick's Daily Hope-Rick Warren; 10-Carey Nieuhoff Podcast; 11-Church Pulse Weekly; 12-Christine Caine, Equip and Empower; 13-Viral Jesus; 14-Think Biblically; 15-Busted Halo-Father Dave Dwyer; 16-Speak Life Podcast; 17-Theology in the Raw, Allison Trowbridge; 18-The Calling; 19-The Bugle; 20-Think Biblically; 21-Irrevrend
Current Reads
Father Love by Eli Williams, focus on the incredible necessity of the love of Fathers in this generation… Becoming the parent your child needs, for parents it is all about becoming… Decoding your dreams, unlocking the codes in your dreams… Dictionary of Dream Symbols, what do each of these symbols mean… Dream Interpreter, finding the meaning of dreams…
Recently Completed
Hope Always, dealing with the epidemic we face about suicide… Redeeming Your time, best book I have ever seen on time, better than the thousands of other books out there… Think Again, gives you the chance to really look at what you are looking at, challenges all your assumptions about what you are thinking about… Grit, the one thing that separates out the people who accomplish their goals… The Thing Beneath The Thing, author basically tries to leverage his former position to spout psycho-babble that becomes very boring… Necessary Endings, best book of the “Boundaries” series, what we need right now… Beautiful Resistance; Jon Tyson says it as it needs to be said to the Church right now… Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome, best book on the subject out there right now. All the research and results of what happens in this most insidious form of child abuse… Motherhood Matters, delivers the real research into what has happened to a massive un-mothered generation…
Distractionally Funny
Can I give my husband back? If you want to understand anything about British humour, this is a must read…
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Devotional Dave Updates
here are the latest devotional notes
Encouragement for a World In Crisis
Day 4 sorry, video should say day 4… Day 4 gives us the secret for how this good news will reach the world we live in: Love… Devotional Point 4 today: He uses the most unlikely people to be His vessels of hope on this earth… Scripture 4 today: “Above all, love each other deeply,[…]
Ever Wonder Why?
Day 7 Devotional Point 4 today: God is bigger than your doubts… Scripture 4 today: “The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.” Luke 18:34 NIV Reflection 4 today: A couple of very interesting things at play here. The[…]
Staying Hopeful
Day 10 Day 10, our last day in “Staying Hopeful” gives us a secret to our hope: pondering… Devotional Point 4 today: It’s so important that we remember where we have come from… Scripture 4 today: “How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them.” Psalms 111:2 NLT[…]
21 Days of Discipleship
Day 21 Day 21 brings us to the final conclusions of the Gospel of John: follow Me, and there is much more… Devotional Point 4 today: …Our mistakes and weaknesses don’t disqualify us Scripture 4 today: “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even[…]
When Jesus Rules
Day 8 Day 8 is the last of our devotions on the Beatitudes, but it digs into the reality for all followers of Christ: persecution. Not a what, just a when… Devotional Point 4 today: …Lord help me keep my eyes fixed on You… Scripture 4 today: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute[…]
Curious Faith 6-12 October 2021
Day 7 Day 7 of a “Curious Faith” is our last day, and digs into one of the most important considerations on developing our Faith, waiting on God… Devotional Point 4 today: …we have trained ourselves to operate impatiently… Scripture 4 today: “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the[…]
The Way of the Dragon and The Way of the Lamb
Day 5 Day 5 finishes up with the core secret to the poser of the lamb, it is in today’s verse, James 4:7, check it out… Devotional Point 4 today: Prayerfulness, silence, and recollection allow us to stand under the Word in truth Scripture 4 today: “Come near to God and he will come[…]
Bury Your Ordinary 24th-30th September 2021
Day 7 Day 7 of Bury Your Ordinary finishes where we all need to begin, with the process of disciple making. Not talking, not preaching, living it out every day… Devotional Point 4 today: …the message of Jesus changes everything… & Changed people change people… Scripture 4 today: “Whatever you have learned or received or[…]
Faith that works, in a world that doesn’t work too well; Part 5
Day 18 Day 18 is the end of this devotional from Rick Warren, and the ending subject is a foundation for faith, understanding forgiveness. Psalm 32 is about the forgiveness David experienced from the guilt or his illicit affair with Bathsheba, something that’s it available for all of us… Devotional Point 4 today: …you can’t[…]