I began my writing part of my story with a series of essays on my life experiences leading up to and into adulthood. This included my formative experiences, and then as I was beginning to realize the depths of being made in the image of God and what this had to do with my identity. So began a revolution that has carried me through decades, successes, and failures – both the encouraging highs as well as heart-breaking lows.
By reviewing my life experiences and summarizing what I had learned to date, it occurred to me that it is important to encourage others to reflect and integrate the unique nature of each of our stories. There will only ever be one of you. While we all share in-common humanities and generally connected stories, each of us is unique – one of a kind.
The amazing thing is that our Great God is connected with every soul – every story. For better and for worse we are being woven into the incredibly meaningful tapestry of time, where we ALL share opportunity to project upon the glory of our Creator. For some this will result in eternal separation. For others eternal life surrounded in the glory of God.
To date I have “written” six books, which I prefer to describe as collections of essays. These reflect on where I have come from, what I have learned and am learning, and ultimately where I am headed. Looking back I can see a fluid connection related to my spiritual journey. First I needed to begin to understand who God is in Jesus. Next it was key for me to learn about the nature of the Kingdom and its connection between my soul over and above the religious pursuits of history. As this unfolded I began to experience Jesus, know my Father better, and understand the ways of the Holy Spirit sealed within me. I needed to integrate the great question “why do bad things happen to good people?” which I investigate in the book Turbulence. Recently I have joined with a good friend to write God’s Man/God’s Woman – which ponders the ways we are able to make our lives count. I will cap this writing journey off next year with A Story About A King – something different than I have attempted before this.
Each of these books are available in print, Kindle, and form at Fourthstream.com. The order they are read is not significant – do so based upon your interest!
Curious Journey: Your Story Matters
Kingdom: Finding Our True Selves
Mentored by God: Finding Our Way In A Darkening World
Turbulence In Imperfection: Essays About Real Life
God’s Man/God’s Woman: Making it Count
A Story About A King: His Story is Our Story (2025)
Each book is a great tool for you to use to engage conversation with yourself, your kids and grands, and your neighbors. Curious Journey can help you unlock and reflect upon the things you learned, and with me we can integrate our stories into the greater Story!
Dave writes and Burnadette lives it with him (and proofs his writing to make him look good),
Dave and Burnadette Nadler
Here is a series of podcasts on each chapter of Curious Journey.