Experiencing the "Advent-ure" - An excerpt from "A Journey of Gratitude"

Tri and Nancy Robinson Late 1970’s

An excerpt from Tri’s new book, “A Journey of Gratitude”

The word advent refers to the expected arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. In the Christian faith, advent refers to Christ’s first arrival at His prophesied birth in Bethlehem and the expectancy of His second coming. When the Lord gave me the hyphenated word “advent-ure” many years ago, I defined it as “one who lives a life of radical faith between the first and second coming of Jesus.” As a new Christian, I believed it defined the type of life God wanted me and others I might influence to live. A normal life of adventure is often a life motivated by self-gratification, while a life of “advent-ure” is a life given for the benefit and welfare of others. It is a life that embraces radical risk-taking, sacrifice, and servanthood for the sake of Christ. It was the new life Nancy and I had embraced and pursued.

	“A Journey of Gratitude” is Tri Robinson’s memoir detailing the “four seasons” of his adult life. In his “spring,” he adventured through Idaho’s wilderness in a vintage WWII plane, climbed mountains, and met his future wife, Nancy. During the “summer” of young adulthood, they married and lived off the grid on a California mountain homestead, raising their children, Kate and Brook, while engaging in the Jesus Movement and transitioning into full-time ministry. In the “fall” season, they moved back to Idaho to establish the Vineyard, a large Christian fellowship where they served as founding pastors for 25 years. In their “winter,” they retired from ministry and returned to mountain life, creating a sustainable homestead with the help of their children and grandchildren. Click here to purchase a copy

“A Journey of Gratitude” is Tri Robinson’s memoir detailing the “four seasons” of his adult life. In his “spring,” he adventured through Idaho’s wilderness in a vintage WWII plane, climbed mountains, and met his future wife, Nancy. During the “summer” of young adulthood, they married and lived off the grid on a California mountain homestead, raising their children, Kate and Brook, while engaging in the Jesus Movement and transitioning into full-time ministry. In the “fall” season, they moved back to Idaho to establish the Vineyard, a large Christian fellowship where they served as founding pastors for 25 years. In their “winter,” they retired from ministry and returned to mountain life, creating a sustainable homestead with the help of their children and grandchildren.

Click here to purchase a copy