2024 the best places to go review

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2016 Christian Book Award finalist (Nonfiction category)
Very rarely in the Bible does God command someone to “Stay.” He opens a door, and then he invites us to walk through it―into the unknown. And how we choose to respond will ultimately determine the life we will lead and the person we will become. In fact, to fail to embrace the open door is to miss the work God has made for us to do.

In All the Places to Go . . . How Will You Know?, bestselling author John Ortberg opens our eyes to the countless doors God places before us every day, teaches us how to recognize them, and gives us the encouragement to step out in faith and embrace all of the extraordinary opportunities that await.

So go ahead―walk through that door. You just might do something that lasts for eternity.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale House Publishers; Unabridged edition (March 1, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1414379013
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1414379012
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.1 inches
Reviewer: David A. Baer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: the thing about doors
Review: If John Ortberg’s books from the first quarter of the 21st century are still being read—as I suspect they will be—in the century’s second quarter, this achievement will no doubt turn on his remarkable capacity for interweaving careful and disciplined reflection on the biblical text with an uncanny accessibility to the popular reader. What may well distinguish Ortberg from similarly high-achieving peers is his hilariously self-deprecating humor.Put simply, Ortberg is a very fine thinker and a remarkably intelligent writer.Borrowing his title not from an obscure theologian but rather from Dr. Seuss, Ortberg in this work explores what one can make of an enduring mystery: the relationship of determinism to human freedom. Christians will make up the majority of his readers. Whether or not they realize it, Christian readers most frequently frame this same philosophical conundrum in terms of God’s sovereignty and free will.Without falling needlessly into the facile and reductive traps, Ortberg navigates these waters with a particular eye not so much to the philosophical dilemma itself, but rather to what the Christian believer is to make of his or her life’s decisions in the context of this mystery. In this sense—though not in the cheaper sense with which the word is so often deployed these days—Ortberg has given us a profoundly practical book.With pastoral purpose, Ortberg steers us away from the notion that God has a single, half-hidden purpose for each decisive moment of our lives, with the destructive corollary that we will lurch hopelessly and irremediably off track if we somehow miss this divine intention. Rather, facing opportunities (open doors) requires discernment and courage. It does not demand a functioning crystal ball or some preternatural ability to decipher the divine design for my life.For many of us, Ortberg’s book will come as a great relief, and an empowering one at that.The world is not so much our tormenting mystery as our oyster. When certain foundational commitments are in place, all sorts of things become possible. We can explore them with the confidence that God is for us, generously blessing our explorations rather than slamming doors in our face as we endlessly attempt to decipher his will.Throughout the book, Ortberg’s musings are inspired by his late mentor, Dr. Jerry Hawthorne. This reviewer has been similarly shaped by this fine teacher—the word seems too small for the man—and Ortberg’s manifestly tenacious appreciation for ‘Dr. Hawthorne’ adds a certain accessibility to his prose. He has clearly learned some things at the feet of his mentor and then run with the baton that has come into his hands. Ortberg, in consequence, never lectures us. We are instead his fellow travelers.A month or so ago, I finished Parker Palmer’s LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK with the confidence that I had just read the best thing ever written on discernment and vocational choice. Now I am not so sure. Ortberg and Palmer are, as has been observed in a different and more artistic confidence, like twin sons of different mothers. Happily, we need not choose. We can read them both.But you will not go wrong with Ortberg’s uproariously funny and deeply sober ALL THE PLACE TO GO ... HOW WILL YOU KNOW?

Reviewer: Joshua Olds
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The perfect graduation present
Review: For reasons obvious, it’s become a popular trend to gift a graduate with a copy of Dr. Seuss’s classic Oh the Places You’ll Go! The book, for the three of you who’ve never read it, is a children’s book in the typical Seussian style that was meant to teach children about the adventures of growing up with wild-eyed whimsy. Giving it to a high-school grad is sort of a tongue-in-cheek way of saying “You’re an adult. Go and make your adventure.”Unfortunately, while great on the go-get’em and rah rah side of things, Dr. Seuss’s masterpiece fails to follow up with solid and substantial teaching on how. There are so many options. You have to make so many decisions. The possibility for success (or failure) seems limitless. And into all that steps John Ortberg and All the Places You’ll Go…How Will You Know?There are so many books that focus on finding the will of God, but they tend to treat it like it is some mysterious thing. Ortberg takes the other side of that perspective saying, hey, there’s actually so much opportunity, how will we ever narrow it down? That fresh and refreshing perspective permeates the book and makes it an absolute joy to read.As a youth pastor, I deal with the concept of God’s will just about every April-May, as school winds down and the seniors ship out and have their last second panic that everything is wrong. Every year I hand out some sort of gift or resource to each of them and encourage them in their journey. This year—and possibly from here on out—it’s going to be a copy of this book.Ortberg writes eloquently about becoming an open-door person, ready to pursue opportunities (yet not accepting everything that comes your way). I especially love his penultimate chapter on what he terms the Jonah complex, or our tendency to run away from our destiny.Overall, Ortberg really brings it all together. I’m a well-adjusted guy who’s sure of his calling and this had me chomping at the bit to go harder, faster, and stronger. If you’re unsure of where to go in life, this roadmap will help you out.

Reviewer: Patrick Cochrane
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent service and product. Thanks

Reviewer: Craig Bishop
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Another great book for an author that consistently produces useful and readable books

Reviewer: tandg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Easy to read, but so much worth pondering - will read again.

Reviewer: David Robinson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A fantastic book! Has been very helpful in regards to decision making in light of who God is and who I am.

Reviewer: Bob finney
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As with all of John Ortberg's books they are type's who are looking for some real answers to life.