I’ve just returned from a ten-day vacation out west. Tony and I connected briefly with family members in Kansas City and Colorado, and then the rest of the time was spent sightseeing. We saw mountains, desert, and the Great Plains via our rented car. The diversity was truly incredible! We drove as far west as [...]
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All Things to Enjoy
Back in the ‘80s we used to sing a chorus taken from Scripture (Psalm 27:6; Hebrews 13:15). The song was written by Kirk Dearman. It went like this: We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. And we offer up [...]
Seriously?
Try as we may, even Christians have a hard time tuning out our culture’s attitudes and values. We know we aren’t supposed to “let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould” (Romans 12:1, Phillips translation), but … over and over again … we find ourselves being drawn in. Instead of measuring ourselves against [...]
Are You and God on Speaking Terms?
When was the last time you heard God speak to you? To you alone, that is, in a personal and individual way? You might be surprised by this question and ask, “Don’t we hear from Him through the Bible, every time we read it? Isn’t that sufficient? All that is written there is for me [...]
A New Beginning
Starting in 2013, I’ll be writing Adventuring with God in a new way. It’ll be shorter and more personal; less doctrinal and more relational in focus. While I’ve enjoyed the more formal approach (reminiscent of late 19th and early 20th century Christian writing), I recognize it’s not very appealing to most Christians today. And so [...]
Don’t Lose Heart!
“Wrung from the troubled spirit, In hard hours of weakness, solitude, and times of pain, Truth springs like harvest from the well-plowed field, And our soul feels it has not wept in vain.” STREAMS IN THE DESERT, 1997 A little more than a month ago I was in England, where I spent three weeks seeing [...]
Becoming Christlike
Everyone who’s been a Christian for any length of time knows that the most important goal in following Jesus is to become more like Him, to take on His nature. We call that quest becoming more Christlike. We wouldn’t dream of pursuing such a quest if He hadn’t been the one to suggest it. It [...]
A Thousand Hearts to Give
Loyalty is a trait seldom mentioned today. Can you remember the last time you heard it discussed? It’s sometimes mentioned in passing, when someone’s committed to a particular political party, brand name, or sports team, but even then it’s often not perceived as a positive thing. Like similar concepts rooted in a distant past, loyalty [...]
The Unlimited Broadcasting Station
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” George Washington Carver I’m fortunate to live in a place where I get to see some astonishingly beautiful things every time I leave my house. No, I’m not talking about [...]
Counter Intuitive
Following God can be baffling at times. What seems so reasonable, so intuitive to us is often the very thing God does not want us to do. Or He asks us to do things we’d never consider doing under normal circumstances. Our confusion stems from the time we spent in the world before we knew [...]
Adventuring with God 