I Know, I Know...

I feel like I have been testing the patience of the ABIDE! Radio faithful lately.  Perhaps you noticed that there was no show today.  That was a last minute decision made because I felt like I needed to be with the Lord.  Over the past couple of months, we have made several changes and tried several things.  It may be a bit frustrating.  For that, I am truly sorry.  One of the biggest trials we have done in all of this is taking ABIDE! Radio from a 1-hour weekly podcast to a daily show on BlogTalk Radio.  In all honesty, I love doing the show every day. 

However, something has been on my heart for a few weeks now - so, no, what I am about to say is not a snap decision.  Every day, ABIDE! Radio exists for one main purpose - to encourage you to spend time with God every day.  And, in doing so, many of you have taken 30-minutes every day to listen.  Words cannot express how grateful I am and how humbled I am to know that people actually listen to the show. 

That being said, it is heavy on my heart that I "put my money where my mouth is."  Until I sense God leading me to do the show every day, ABIDE! Radio will no longer air 5 days a week.  While next week will be a bit choppy, starting in 2 weeks, ABIDE! Radio will drop down to 2 days a week.  At this time, I just do not feel right about asking people to spend 2.5 hours a week listening to our show, when they could be investing that time with the Lord.  We will still be here every Tuesday and Thursday to "cheer" you on.

Right now, we spend 2 days a week in Bible study, 1 day talking evangelism, and 2 days in topical conversations.  We will continue to use the Tuesday show to do our Bible study show.  I am still praying over the logistics, but we will either continue in Mark or rotate between Mark and Leviticus.  Either way, both studies will be made available in "sermon form" on both on this site, as well as at the Lighthouse Alliance Church site.  The Thursday show will be our one topical show for the week.  As for the evangelism show, let's just say that I am not needed for that.  Programs like the daily episodes of On the Box with Tony and Chad, and Wretched Raio do a far superior job building people up in evangelism than I could ever do. 

As a team, we are praying through what the two shows a week will look like.  Either both shows will feature the whole ABIDE! Radio team, or I will do the Bible study show on my own and the topical show with Chris and Ryan. 

While ABIDE! TV will be on hold for the next 2 weeks, that will more than likely return, even if not necessarily every week.  My thought right now is to make a video available on Wednesdays. 

With this change, I would like to focus more on writing.  Part of that will be going back to a text version of the ABIDE! Today devotional thoughts a couple of times a week, with the audio mixed in the other days.  I am also close to finishing the final edit of The Intentional Spiritual Life.  I also have the new believer's Bible study, Cultivate in the works, as well as the "sequel" Living the Intentional Spiritual Life. 

I want to thank you for your patience with me as I have tried a few things on for size to see what will work and what will not work.  It is my prayer that this ministry can encourage you and challenge you in your walk with Christ.  But I do not want, for even a second, for the show to get in the way of your spending time with God. 

Not only that, because this is only one apsect of my ministry, I cannot allow the show to dominate more than it should.  Not just with Lighthouse, but even in terms of having the time to develop quality workshops like the Intentional Spiritual Life and Spiritual Gifts workshops. 

Thank you again for your patience and understanding.  May the streamlined format further help you spend time with God!