Find Your Own Adventure with God

by Elizabeth B. Bristol

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6 books

The last thing I thought I was looking for was an adventure with God, but once He saved me from drowning on a sailboat in a storm, He had my attention. I always thought God would be boring, but I found out His adventures are the best, even harrowing. Want one of your own? These books will help you find it! And trust me, it won’t be boring!

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Experiencing God

How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God

Henry T. Blackaby, Claude V. King, 1994

Every time I read from this, I notice that a lot of people ask, “You say you hear God, but how do you hear God?” They do that because when I apply the practical steps the workbook teaches, I end up with a lot of stories that start with, “This is what God’s been showing me...” I don’t know about you, but practical instructions really help me! This book not only shares information and testimonies, but it also teaches you how to converse with God and that's exactly what I wanted to learn how to do. If you’ve been wanting to hear God, this book is for you!

Friendship with Jesus

A Way to Pray the Gospel of Mark

David L. Miller, 1999

I love how this author puts you smack dab in the middle of a scene from the Bible and lets you experience it for yourself! I was thinking about how I wished I could be baptized by John the Baptist, but how was that going to happen? That's when my seminary teacher assigned this book. I opened it to the first page and God blew me away by making a seemingly impossible dream come true. I got baptized by John the Baptist . . .and you can, too! Are you looking to have some personal experiences with God? You’ll have some as you read this book.

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

W. Phillip Keller, 2019

This is one of my all-time favorite books. Why? First, I love sheep. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I identify with all of Jesus’ examples about those simple creatures. And I get that I need as much of God's help as they do. Second, I love the way Keller applies the gospel to his life as (a shepherd) in helpful and practical ways that help readers more fully understand what Jesus meant by what He said. Just talking about this book makes me want to go back and read it again. If you’re a dog person, Keller also wrote a similar book called Lessons from a Sheep Dog. That’s a good one, too! (Please don't tell my sheep dog I recommended the sheep book over of the dog book. ☺️)

Becoming Fire

Experience the Presence of Jesus Every Day

Jeanie Miley, 1993

Miley does similar things in Becoming Fire as Miller does in Friendship with Jesus but with her own flavor. Every week, she camps on a different story of the Bible. You walk a mile in the sandals of a different character each day. That way, you develop a deeper understanding of the passage than you would if you just read it once and connected with the characters you naturally understand. Take the story about the sisters, Mary and Martha. Everyone relates to Martha who's super busy. That's our culture these days, right? But not as many people relate to Mary who camps at Jesus’ feet wanting to take in everything He has to say. I certainly didn't until God Mary'd me so much so that I ended up writing a book about it. Through Becoming Fire, God will personalize the Scriptures for you, too!

Mary Me

One Woman's Incredible Adventure with God

Elizabeth B Bristol, 2020

This book is important to me because it’s my story. I used to think God? No way! That’s what this globe-trotting party girl thought as she threw on her backpack and ran. I just wanted to be happy. After an abortion, a date rape, and an accident in Africa, drug abuse only masked my pain. Her own worst enemy, I wondered, How do I fill the void inside and find the ultimate journey worth living? That’s when I found the adventure of a lifetime, a variety of unique and special friends, and an infinitely loving God. As I hung out with Him, God led me back to the people involved in the painful parts of her past. I found healing I didn't even know I needed as God taught me how to use my superpower of forgiveness.

The Comparative Study Bible

A Parallel Bible Presenting the New International Version, New American Standard Bible, Amplified Bible, King James Version

Zondervan Publishing, Zondervan Staff, 1984

I never understood how cool it was to read more than one version of the Bible until I lived with a friend who had a bookshelf full of them. As I wrote my papers for seminary, I used every single one. The Message always makes me pick up another to compare the passage. Often, I choose the King James because it's more literal. The writers of that version aimed to translate the Bible word for word from the original languages. It's not that the translations say anything different like they've sometimes been accused of doing. No, it's that the Amplified Bible's list of synonyms partnered with the word pictures in the Message expand on the simplified words of the Contemporary English version makes it easier for us to understand. Reading several versions helps me come to a new and deeper perspective. Try it and see what you think!