Poolside Reflections: A Collection of Devotions and Parables in Verse from the Mission Field

Obedience to God is not just doing what He tells us to do Obedience to God is doing what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it It is being sensitive to God s timing as well as His word and work Had Philip not left when called or ran when told he would have missed the carrier of the gospel to Ethiopia Poolside Reflections is a pilgrimage of impressions highlighting missions ministry and the Christian walk It combines personal experience Biblical stories and parables in poetry to share the vision of missions and ministry as well as to offer inspirational thoughts in basic Christian living Poolside Reflections is named for our family the Pools They are our reflections of God s call upon our lives for service His grace that was fleshed out in ministry and our growth over the years Some will enjoy the book for the stories some for the insights from the Word of God while others will cherish and share the poems It is my prayer that you will be inspired challenged and changed by reading them This is more than a devotional it is a pilgrimage Randy Pool