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The Danger Habit: How to Grow Your Love of Risk into Life-Changing Faith Paperback – January 16, 2007

by Mike Barrett (Author), Drew Kampion (Foreword)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Multnomah/Random House (January 16, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590527402
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590527405
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.38 x 0.48 x 8.5 inches
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Mike Barrett is the author of "The Danger Habit", "Life Attempt", and dozens of articles published in magazines like Christianity Today, Relevant, Stand Firm, and Neue Quarterly. Barrett is the oldest grandson of famous storyteller, Ethel Barrett, who published 50 books between 1960 and 1986.

He’s been a featured speaker at conferences on the topics of faith, family, and business. He has been featured on the globally televised program called “The 700 Club”. He’s also been a featured speaker at Focus on the Family conferences and other high school/college events. Barrett maintains a blog at dangerhabit.blogspot.com

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Marcel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent truthful material
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019
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Bought all for my group. Read it a few times. See if u can handle the adrenaline junkies like us.... it's easy just understand that a challenge is by some a way of living rather other prefer comfort this book are for those in need of a measured step in faith where courage will be key followed by obedience to 'seek the larger waves'
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Armchair Interviews
4.0 out of 5 stars The zest for life
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2007
As an avid surfer and rock climber, author Mike Barrett shares his life experiences of what it means to look danger in the face and laugh. He also knows what it's like to leave behind a wake of broken bones, empty promises and shattered relationships.

Mike Barrett's The Danger Habit expels the thought that life as a thrill seeker is nothing more than the next big adventure. In fact, Barrett encourages adventure seekers to understand that their zest for life is exactly the tool God can use to reach others. Impossible you say? Not so. Just imagine an adrenaline junkie heli-skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho while sharing the love of God. Can you imagine the lives that would be changed? The numbers would be astounding.

Yet, before God can use this passion to make a difference in someone else's life, one major topic needs to be addressed with all thrill seekers: leading a balanced life. Too many people are living for the next big wave or the highest mountain, while ignoring the warning signs that alert them to the dangers that loom ahead in their personal and professional lives. Yet, if they are going to make an impact for God's kingdom, then they need to first seek God's balance over their lives.

Being a foundational person (as Barrett likes to call those of us who do not live life at full throttle), I thought I'd have a hard time understanding his point of view, but just the opposite was true. In fact, what I learned was that there is danger to living your life in any excess whether it's through extreme sports or in being too foundationally grounded, afraid to take even the smallest risk. The truth is, whether we love adventure or simply love reading about adventure, we, as Christians are called to share the love of Christ while leading a life of balance.

If you are an extreme sport fanatic or know someone who enjoys burning the candle at both ends then I highly recommend reading The Danger Habit.

Armchair Interviews says: About sharing Christ's love--whether at full throttle or with both feet on the ground.
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Joel B. Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Christianity is not tame
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2007
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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Craig
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, the world needs risk takers. Don't slow down!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2008
When I first grabbed this book I thought it might be another rehash about crazy guys who love Jesus--kind of thing. But the first few pages were enough to give me a sense there was more to this book. Mike does a wonderful job defining the risk taker in a very honest and real way, not apologetic, not antiseptic, not clinical, but raw. He talks about how it's not a mistake or a God screw-up that some guys are wired for the rush. In fact, he says it's a powerful and very necessary thing from families to society to the environment. If you are like this, you have probably wondered why you get such a rush, for example, from accelerating your motorcycle as fast as you can while still hanging on. I mean, what's that about anyways! (I've stopped asking and now just hang on.) What I really like about the book is he didn't stop there... and this is where the book really starts rock'n for me. He talks about that we are to actively embrace this God-given unique aspect of who we are and let it shine everywhere we go and in everything we do. Not to hide it or treat it like we are mistake or something. But to let that be used in our work, our play, our families, our communities,... everywhere and everything. Yea, I liked the book. If you're an adrenaline junky then I think you'll get something very deep and real from reading this book.
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