John Ortberg begins Chapter 3 (“No Mo FOMO: Overcoming the Fear of Missing Out”) of All the Places to Go with the statement that “ironically, it’s vulnerability, not invincibility, that leads to the human connections we really hunger for.” In contrast, the epidemic of using social media sites to compare our lives to others has […]
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.”- Matthew 17:20 “It is better to have little faith in a big God than to have big faith in a little God.”- John Ortberg John Ortberg concludes Chapter 2 of […]
“When I walk through an open door, I often learn truths about myself that I would never have learned if I’d stayed on the other side.”- John Ortberg As John Ortberg continues Chapter 2 of All the Places to Go, he observes that when we go through open doors, we have to trust that God […]
“The divine ‘go’ comes into every life, but we must be willing to leave before we’re willing to go.”- John Ortberg In Chapter 2 of All the Places to Go, John Ortberg notes that there’s an entire field of study in the social sciences based on the psychology of regret. Regret changes over the course […]
“Having said this, she (Mary) turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.”- John 20:14 “If you’re scared that you don’t matter; if you’re lost and need to be found; if you’re looking for a Savior, all you gotta do is turn around.”- Matt Maher I would estimate […]
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he later would receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country.”- Hebrews 11:8-9 “If you’re not dead, you’re not […]
“. . . I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all -peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”- Genesis12:2-3 In Chapter 2 of All the Places to Go, John Ortberg […]
Moving on in Chapter 2 of All the Places to Go, John Ortberg observes that open doors aren’t’ always well-marked. In other words, when God does call, the call isn’t always clear. Pastor Ortberg states that, as a general rule, God gives information on a need-to-know basis. And God makes the decision as to who […]
“The truth about being ready is you’ll never be ready.”- John Ortberg As John Ortberg continues Chapter 2 of All the Places to Go, he notes that there’s a whole syndrome around the fear of not being ready for life, opportunities, or challenges. It’s called “failure to launch.” The problem is that life, opportunities, and […]
In Chapter 2 (“Open-door People and Closed-door People”) of All the Places to Go, John Ortberg draws upon the research of Carol Dweek, who came to the conclusion that human beings possess one of two differing and almost opposite mind-sets about life. Pastor Ortberg categorizes them as “closed mind-sets” and “open mind-sets”. 1. Closed mind-set. […]
John Ortberg concludes Chapter 1 of All the Places to Go with the observation that God’s primary interest is character-formation, not circumstance-shaping: “God’s primary will for your life is not the achievement you accrue; it’s the person you become. God’s primary will for your life is not what job you ought to take; it’s not […]
“What matters is not a guarantee about the outcome. What matters is the adventure of the journey.”- John Ortberg John Ortberg observes in Chapter 1 of All the Places to Go that often God does not tell us which open door to choose. For us, this can be quite frustrating. We want assurance that we’re […]