Mark Batterson is one of my latest favorite authors; he's a relevant & challenging voice to my generation.  Mark is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC, which is focused on reaching emerging generations.  He has an incredible gift to communicate to those in my generation and I've learned a lot from the voice God has given this man.  I also frequently read his blog, check it out here.

I would recommend any of his books.  Over the past year, I've read and loved two of his other books:  Wild Goose Chase and In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day.  Check them out!

Over the next few blogs, I'm going to attempt to share some of the things t

hat stuck out to me the most as I read his latest book, Primal. 

-- your God-ordained passion --

What will kill you if you don't do it?  What makes you glad or sad or mad? What puts a holy smile on your face?  What causes your spirit to sob uncontrollably?  What makes you pound your fist on the table out of righteous indignation? Somewhere in the mixture of that gladness, sadness, and madness is your God-ordained passion.  Or maybe I should say compassion, because you are feeling what God feels.  And once you identify it, doing something about it isn't optional.  You can't not do something about it.