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The Danger Habit: How to Grow Your Love of Risk into Life-Changing Faith | 
 enlarge | Author: Mike Barrett
Creator: Drew Kampion
Publisher: Multnomah/Random House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 690130
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1590527402
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9781590527405
ASIN: 1590527402
Publication Date: January 16, 2007
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Product Description
You’ve been called adrenaline junkie, thrill seeker, permanently out of the box, difficult, and just plain crazy.
And mostly, it’s true. Whether you show your radical streak in extreme sports, supercharged business ventures, or high risk relationships, you have a full-blown danger habit. As far as you can tell, you were born with it. And honestly, you wouldn’t have it any other way…
Except when your danger habit betrays you. Then your craving for adventure turns into a magnet for disaster. You leave a trail of broken commitments and unwise decisions. You get trapped in stupid addictions. You hurt the ones you love. And you end up feeling like a big mistake.
But what if you were created extreme for a purpose?
What if the radical faith God has in mind for you doesn’t have to come with a dark side? What if it actually turned out to be your ultimate rush?
In his fast-paced book, The Danger Habit, surfer and lifelong adventurer Mike Barrett explores the mindset of born radicals and the promise of what he calls “adventure faith.” He combines personal story telling, raw honesty, and biblical wisdom in a reading experience that will capture your imagination and motivate you to reach for your huge life mission in Christ.
Story Behind the Book
“I caused significant pain to my own wife and kids while struggling with an addiction to risk, the pursuit of extreme sports, and an overwhelming feeling of being bored with many Christians and standard church life. My epiphany came a number of years ago when God broke through it all and showed me how ‘propped up’ my life was without His real presence and power. In the end, we sold our suburban home, moved to the Oregon Coast , and started a ministry to surfers. Countless lives were changed; my wife and I even became pastors. Once dead to the life I had pursued, God gave me back an adventure I could never have previously dared hope for.” –Mike Barrett
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 A non-believer perspective November 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Currently I do not follow any faith, but I found Mike's connection between radical Christianity and acts of adventure an undeniable truth. To follow Jesus is to take an adventure, the risk involved in that commitment would be highly impactful and truly would change somebody from the inside out. There were periods of the book where I felt, as a non-believer, like they may have been a little bit preachy. Although these thoughts were needed in order to truly convey the purpose of the book, due to my current spiritual state I was unable to
truly relate. It wasn't that I couldn't feel it from the book, it was simply that I just haven't had that experience. Throughout the book I felt that Mike's thoughts were well formulated and exceptionally honest. I truly have walked away from this book thinking, and I believe that is what good literature is supposed to make you do. If you're interested in a truly inspirational book that invokes personal reflection then Mike Barrett's story and outlook would be the place to start.
Read The Danger Habit If You Are Radical July 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a risk taker and adrenaline junkie (the author is a surfer and rock climber) and could use some soul food, this book is for you. Mike Barrett has done a great job of sharing his Christian faith with the reader in a unique and refreshing way. The book's message is based on the idea that many people (like this reader) live their lives in ways that don't realize their incredible potential to serve the Lord. It's essentially a calling to the unconventional Christian. In his book, Barrett calls on us to take our "radical" energy and put it towards spiritual fuilfillment instead of destructive behaviour that often leads risk takers to personal trouble.
Barrett reveals much about his personal life experiences and his own struggles with his radical tendencies. And unlike evangelical preachers of whom he is suspicious, his approach is one of encouragement stressing that God wants for us to do well with our lives and to make them meaningful. Many of his stories are wonderful accounts that are entertaining, humorous, even sad, but mostly inspirational. The bottom line is that this book is powerful due to Barret's down-to-earth approach to Christianity and the ovearll tone of his message.
 Excellent Gift Book April 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The sheer transparency of the author created an atmosphere where I could be honest with myself and evaluate the fights I pick.
This is a great book whether you consider yourself to be radical or not. Each of us has a little bit of "RADICALNESS" inside, though it expresses itself differently. A good reminder that this is in us for a purpose.
This book makes an excellent gift. Easy to read, thought provoking and even ADD people will love it!
Good Book March 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought it might be cheezy. It wasn't.
I found it insightful, encouraging and humbling. The author did a great job of explaining both the adrenaline junkie personality as well as the pitfalls and potential traps we often find ourselves in.
I especially liked the author's strategy for redirecting one's need to fight, by showing how the most important things worth fighting for are faith, family, and one's "neighbor".
The section on "falling down" was a good addition. This personality type tends to make a lot of mistakes which can often cause self defeatism. We get our image wrapped up in what we think God thinks about our failures. By understanding that God isn't surprised by our outcomes, it helps us get back up again, minus the self loathing.
The chapters on "realistic expectations" and "finishing well" were also well done and ended the book with encouragement.
At times the author seemed to jump around a bit and his intense personality comes through. However, that's what allowed me to read the whole thing in one sitting. His ADD and my ADD fit like a chain and sprocket.
I was pleasantly surprised and recommend the book to anyone who is an adrenaline junkie, lives with one, is on a team with one, or simply wants to understand one.
Christianity is not tame March 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's nothing safe about Christianity, and the history of the faith is riddled with people who gambled everything on the Gospel. Of the twelve apostles, only one died of natural causes, annd he had a long and terrifying road beforehand. All the others died unpleasant deaths in faraway countries. Church history is full of men and women like Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, and Fr. Damien of Molokai. While I'm no huge fan of the Protestant Reformation, the men who sparked it were anything but staid. Martin Luther was a walking ball of fire with a loud mouth and a short fuse, and John Calvin stood stern and immovable like a rock at the top of a waterfall.
Sure, there's a place for the stolid, traditional Christian who plugs away at a life of faith, but in our time, we've made not rocking the boat into a virtue. We tend to look at Christian radicals as Kool-aid guzzlers or snake-oil salesmen. We are distrustful of anybody who wants to color outside the lines, figuring that extremism probably equals faulty theology, and certainly makes one dangerous.
In this book, Mike Barrett dispels the myth that there's no place in the Body of Christ for the extreme. Mike is no stranger to risky behavior, and makes no bones about the damage that adrenaline addiction can do to not only the junkie but his friends and family. With the experience to back it up, Mike shows how that same love of danger can be a powerful instrument in the Lord's toolbox. The Church would be a much lesser body had it not been fueled by the men and women whose call was to go beyond the traditional and the safe. To carry the Gospel into distant places, to speak up against the principalities and powers, or just to reach out to the sort of undesirables that Jesus sought out, requires the same spirit of fearlessness that drives one to climb mountains or ride waves.
For Christians who want to turn their love of danger into service to the Lord, The Danger Habit is like a breath of fresh air. It's a call to turn what could be a liability to an individual into an asset for God. If you're the sort of person who wants to walk with God on the wild side, this book may change your whole perspective on your faith.
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