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Review: All In: You are one decision away from a totally different life. by Mark Batterson

Review: All In: You are one decision away from a totally different life. Mark Batterson Zondervan 2013 Interest in total commitment rises among the younger set.   Or so it seems judging from some of the titles available today and this one fits right in with them.   Will that interest translate into action? Batterson writes “I’m afraid we’ve cheapened the gospel by allowing people to buy in without selling out.   We’ve made it too convenient, too comfortable.” (18). What follows not only illustrates his point, but also encourages the reader to look at his own life and make a few adjustments.   Radical adjustments, for some.   He expects the reader to make a decision and makes it plain that indecision is a decision. Batterson draws from an array of biblical accounts and more recent examples including his own life.   His opening chapter sets the pace when he retells the story of a one-way missionary (missionaries who bought a one-way ticket to their particular field) w