Adventuring with God

How Patient Are You? As products of our “me” generation, most of us are used to instant gratification. So we have trouble with the idea of persevering when things become difficult or when we have to wait a long time to reach our goal. We want things now. We want things to go easy. We [...]

Round One Is Done As I await my second round of chemotherapy I can look back at the last three weeks with a sense of gratitude. God has truly been my strength and song! Oh, yes, I had some yucky days when I felt like I had a really case of the flu or cried [...]

Friend or Foe? Sometimes it’s hard to see who’s approaching in the shrouded mist of darkness. Like a sentry on duty, we are often startled awake, and in the confusion we shout with as much bravado and authority as we can muster, “Who goes there?” If there’s no immediate answer, we are left with an [...]

The Feeling of Our Infirmities  In his article “God’s Purpose in Our Suffering” (Decision magazine, March 2009), Steve Saint makes an interesting observation: “Sufferers want to be ministered to by people who have suffered. They are suspicious of people who appear to live lives of ease.”   That’s true, isn’t it? We’re more likely to [...]

Last month we talked about Abraham, and God’s promise to him in Genesis 15—that He would be his shield and his very great reward. This month I want to continue reflecting on this promise to see how it impacts our everyday lives as Abraham’s descendants.   A.W. Tozer, in his book The Pursuit of God, [...]

Poor Abraham. No prototypes to model himself after, no forerunners to show him the way. No written communication to refer to. All he had was the “word” of the Lord (have you ever wondered how he knew it was God speaking to him?), telling him to leave all he had ever known and venture forth [...]