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    God is Like a Geyser: God is Like, #1
    God is Like a Geyser: God is Like, #1
    God is Like a Geyser: God is Like, #1
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    God is Like a Geyser: God is Like, #1

    By Chris Stanley

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    Walk with God in Yellowstone today!

     

    Want to fall into a hot spring of devotionals? Experience God through the most powerful active geyser in the world located inside of Yellowstone National Park.

    Have your mind blown by the power, might, and beauty of God's creation sitting atop a supervolcano.

     

    This is NOT a book of theology, but more of an encouragement to sit and wait on God. It is an exploration of thoughts about geysers and their maker.

    Whether you are a fan of geysers and Yellowstone National Park or looking for a devotional that is fun and thought-provoking, you've found it.

     

    Geysers included in this book

    • Old Faithful Geyser
    • Grand Geyser
    • Artemesia Geyser
    • Beehive Geyser
    • Riverside Geyser
    • Lonestar Geyser
    • Fountain Geyser
    • Morning Geyser
    • Great Fountain Geyser
    • Castle Geyser
    • Steamboat Geyser
    • And more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChris Stanley
    Release dateFeb 11, 2021
    ISBN9781393322191
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      God is Like a Geyser - Chris Stanley

      God is Like a Geyser

      30 Day Devotional For When You Are Waiting on God or Geysers

      Chris Stanley

      Stanley Crew

      Copyright © 2020 by Chris Stanley and Stanley Crew Publishing LLC.

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations with references, without the prior written permission of the author.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Free Devotional Book

      Preface

      Old Faithful Geyser

      1. God is Faithful

      2. It’s Why We Are All Here

      3. We Take God for Granted

      Grand Geyser

      4. God Uses Indicators

      5. God is a Showoff

      6. Your First Love

      Artemesia Geyer

      7. The Road Less Traveled

      8. Edge of a Cliff

      9. Did I Just Feel Something?

      Beehive Geyser

      10. I Need to Know What That is!

      11. My Indicator is Broken

      12. Miracle Light

      Riverside Geyser

      13. Rest Near the River

      14. How Some See God as a Toilet

      15. Be Vigilant

      Lonestar Geyser

      16. It Is Worth the Effort

      17. Spreading the Good News

      18. Sitting at the Feet

      Fountain and Morning Geyser

      19. Dual

      20. Darkness

      21. Are You Available?

      Great Fountain Geyser

      22. Surprises Along the Way

      23. Overflow

      24. Gathering

      Castle Geyser

      25. Strong Tower

      26. It Takes Time

      27. The Remnant

      Steamboat Geyser

      28. Brings People Together

      29. Wait on God

      30. Power of God

      God is Like a Box of Crayons Preview

      31. Introduction to God is Like a Box of Crayons

      32. Tumbleweed

      33. Bluetiful

      34. Timberwolf

      God is Like a Box of Crayons

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      Introduction

      This is impossible! screamed Luke.

      He had sat for 14 hours, enduring cold, dark, and wet conditions overnight.

      What we were witnessing did feel impossible. Columns of water roaring 400ft high glowing orange from the rising sun. The sound was near deafening, like a jet engine. Our senses were overloaded, taking in the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings that accompanied the tallest active geyser in the world.

      Steamboat Geyser is a legend that causes people from all over the world to sit for hours and even days waiting for it to produce its miraculous eruption inside of Yellowstone National Park. Although Old Faithful gets people into the park, Steamboat captivates and consumed select people’s hearts and fascinations.

      This monster geyser laid dormant for decades and earned the reputation of being difficult to predict. The t-shirt that reads, 4 Days to 50 Years explains it perfectly. You never truly know how long you will have to wait until it erupts next.

      Since March 2018, it has become more active than any time in recorded history, and the long-time visitors of Yellowstone National Park return with the hope of seeing a major eruption of Steamboat. Many of them have assumed they’d never have a chance to experience it in their lifetime and hope that they can see it erupt.

      Some call it the holy grail of geysers. During my visit, the time between eruptions was taking place every 3-7 days.

      A small group of us decided not only to sit and wait during daylight hours but to sit overnight. We didn’t miss this miracle of nature. It had been seven days since Steamboa’s last major eruption. It had already gone longer between eruptions than local experts believed it would. Those of us who decided to stay felt we had a good shot at experiencing it.

      Sitting and waiting for such an extended time makes you think, ponder, doubt, and even question your life choices.

      The day before our sit, all signs promised an eruption was coming. A few people waited overnight the previous night, but no eruption occurred. The day ended with the veteran scientists and Geyser Gazers stating that Steamboat may have changed, stalled, or been disturbed. If the geyser was disturbed, it meant that a Steamboat eruption could be delayed or go dormant. People told us we were unlikely to see anything happen overnight.

      Nevertheless, sit, we did. I arrived in the afternoon with my family, and we decided we were going to stay. Two young men sat out in the cold on the boardwalk, while the rest of us left at different times after midnight to hide from the cold wind in our cars.

      We all felt optimistic about our chances, but frankly, we knew it was likely that nothing would happen. There was talk of whether it was worth the wait, the risk, and the discomfort. We all agreed it was, but our sureness in our decision waned as the night went on.

      With no blankets and just a light jacket, one young man, Luke, faced the elements and suffered from the cold, but he stayed resolved.

      He had never seen this legendary geyser erupt even though he worked inside Yellowstone National Park. His father had brought him to the park for summer vacations for the last 13 years, and geyser gazing was his hobby and obsession inside of Yellowstone.

      This geyser had bested people who tried for thirty years, but our friend was willing to give everything he could during his two days off of

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