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“Life brims with possibilities and is crammed with discovery.”

A thought by Mark Batterson, Richard Foth, and Susanna Foth Aughtmon (2015-04-28) from their book, A Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure of a Lifetime (p. 21). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I love to read.  I really do.  I look many times for a book that gives me good thoughts to share with you.  But when I found this book I knew it was for me.  It really quickens me inside.  I hope it does you too.  Mark said, “The very nature of the gospel is Jesus inviting the disciples on an adventure. To do what they’d never done and go where they’d never gone. Never a dull moment! You cannot follow Jesus and be bored at the same time. Søren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish theologian, went so far as to say, ‘Boredom is the root of all evil.’ Boredom isn’t just boring. It’s wrong.”  I really believe that and I want to challenge you to believe it too. Now this is a thought by

“In God’s kingdom, childlikeness ranks right next to Christlikeness.”

A thought by Mark Batterson, Richard Foth, and Susanna Foth Aughtmon (2015-04-28)from their book, A Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure ofa Lifetime (p. 16). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I love this thought by Mark.  He says, “In the words of Ashley Montagu, ‘I want to die young at a ripe old age.’  That’s more than a personal aspiration. That’s a biblical command. In God’s kingdom, childlikeness ranks right next to Christlikeness. Becoming more and more like a child is the true mark of spiritual maturity.” He then goes on to say, “Jesus said: ‘Unless you become like little children, you can’t enter the kingdom of heaven.’ Mathew 18:3. Kids get adventure. It’s innate. They live life free of worry, full of faith, and with their eyes peeled for the next big adventure. We should live with a holy anticipation of what’s around the corner.”  He continues, “I am always looking forwa