John Ortberg concludes Chapter 3 of All the Places to Go by stating that there are times when we become so obsessed with vocational open doors that we’re blind to relational open doors. Yet, every heart comes with a door. Pastor Ortberg emphasizes that one of the great gifts of life is having the door […]
As John Ortberg continues Chapter 3 of All the Places to Go, he posits that actually noticing people leads to open doors. He states: “Doors open when I actually notice and care about people I might otherwise overlook.” Pastor Ortberg relates a story he read about a woman who locked her keys in her car. […]
John Ortberg continues Chapter 3 of All the Places to Go with a discussion of what-if? people. What-if? people lead imaginative lives. A what-if? attitude is their response to ideas and events. Pastor Ortberg adds: “What-if” is a big idea, as big as God, for it is the practice of God.” John adds that God […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“. . . 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 […]