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Unintended consequences

By Dave Henning / June 25, 2016

Mark Batterson expounds on Harvard professor Robert K Merton’s(1936) groundbreaking thesis on the “law of unintended consequences” in Chapter 20 (The Kingdom of Unintended Consequences”) of If.  Pastor Batterson explains that “the outcome of our actions have unintended consequences that are beyond our ability to control, beyond our ability to predict.” These unforeseen consequences fall […]

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The day of small beginnings

By Dave Henning / June 24, 2016

“But don’t despise the day of small beginnings.  If you do little things like they’re big things, someday God will do big things like they’re little things.”- Mark Batterson “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”- […]

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Two-dimensional understanding

By Dave Henning / June 23, 2016

“Knowledge, by itself, often leads to one-dimensional assumptions.  But wisdom, true wisdom, leads to two-dimensional understanding.”- Mark Batterson “True wisdom has two sides.”- Job 11:6 As Mark Batterson concludes Chapter 18 of If, he asserts that two-dimensional thinking is thinking outside the four dimensions of space-time within which we exist.  Pastor Batterson writes that the […]

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Narrow framing

By Dave Henning / June 22, 2016

“One of the archenemies of what if is narrow framing.”- Mark Batterson Mark Batterson discusses the concept of narrow farming in Chapter 18 of If.  Pastor Batterson defines narrow framing as a decision-making villain characterized by: ” . . . defining our choices too narrowly.  It’s only considering two options when there might be a […]

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Day-tight compartments

By Dave Henning / June 21, 2016

“Waste of energy, mental distress, nervous worries, dog the steps of a man who is anxious about the future- cultivate the habit of living in day-tight compartments knowing that successful daily living starts early.”- Sir William Osler (1849-1919) “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what […]

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Fearlessness

By Dave Henning / June 20, 2016

“Fearlessness is like a muscle.  I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”- Arianna Huffington “Feed your fears, and your faith will starve.  Feed your faith, and your fears will.”- Max Lucado “Be strong and let your heart take […]

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Wait for it patiently

By Dave Henning / June 19, 2016

“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”- Romans 8:25 Twenty-five years ago Richard Thaler, a professor of behavioral science and economics at the University of Chicago, posed a simple question: “Would you prefer one apple in one year or two apples in one year and one […]

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Firstfruits of the Spirit

By Dave Henning / June 18, 2016

“But we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.”- Romans 8:23 Mark Batterson begins Chapter 16 (“The Third Wheel”) of If by telling several anecdotes about not having a mechanical bone in his body.  For example, Pastor Batterson owned […]

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You are God’s what if

By Dave Henning / June 17, 2016

“You were once an idea in the mind of almighty God. . . . You are the physical manifestation of God’s eternal plans and purposes.  Simply put, you are God’s what if.”- Mark Batterson Chapters 15-26 of If encompass The Third If– What If.  In the brief introduction, Mark Batterson states that dreams always start […]

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Sight but no vision

By Dave Henning / June 16, 2016

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”- Helen Keller One of the oldest books in Mark Batterson’s library is a vintage volume authored by Helen Keller.  Copyrighted in 1903, the book is titled Optimism.  As Chapter 14 (“Eternal Optimist”) of If begins, Pastor Batterson delineates the importance and role […]

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How we reckon

By Dave Henning / June 15, 2016

“Whatever God says, that’s how we reckon.”- Mark Batterson “For I reckon  that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”- Romans 8:18 (KJV) Mark Batterson begins Chapter 13 of If with a discussion of Romans 8:18.  He states that the Greek […]

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Get ahead of God

By Dave Henning / June 14, 2016

“Nothing slows us down like trying to get ahead of God.”- Mark Batterson In Chapter 12 (“The Scenic Route”) of If, Mark Batterson questions whether we’re the most impatient people in the history of mankind.  He adds that “we wear busyness like a badge, like an honor roll bumper sticker.” If you are dependent on […]

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