Justin Camp - Odyssey: Encounter the God of Heaven and Escape the Surly Bonds of this World

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Your life is made for epic adventure. Do you trust that? I was blessed to be able to go to space a record-setting seven times, but the greatest journey I or any of us will ever undertake is the one to encounter our God of heaven here on Earth. Creative and engaging, Odyssey offers us a map for this kind of journey. The astronauts profiled in Odyssey are men I know and have known, and the book captures the very sights and sounds of their heroic stories. But Odyssey is also extremely practical and helpful; the exercises offered will awaken wonder and launch you into your own journey. It is a must-read for men yearning to move beyond their current circumstances and embark on the journey of a lifetime.

Jerry Ross, US Air Force Colonel (ret.), member of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, author of Spacewalker

This book is beautifully written, surprising in simplicity, utterly profound. Great stories, deep truths, and that ever-elusive how. I highly recommend it.

John Eldredge, president of Ransomed Heart Ministries, New York Times bestselling author of Wild at Heart and Get Your Life Back

Tension and what lies on the other side of it are the seeds of adventure. In the Gospels we see Jesus tell a group of men, Let us go to the other side. Every man hearing his words had a decision to make: stay on the shore or head into the unknown. Those who got into the boat saw things they had never seen, felt things they had never felt, and did things they had never done. We cant speak for the others who remained on land. And that is the sad and challenging truth before us as men. We must take risks to find true meaning and to secure stories worthy of being retold. The book in your hands is going to reintroduce you to what you already know intuitivelythat a safe life is a wasted life. In fact, it is the unsafe spiritual life that God is calling us into. Step away from the shore, get into the boat, and dive into Odyssey. Its time to start living the way you were created to live as a man.

Kenny Luck, founder of Every Man Ministries, award-winning author of twenty-three books for men, including Dangerous Good and Risk

Riding helps me live in the moment. Its a way to find myself, worship, and ask God the big questions. Out theresurviving the adventure, discovering where the road goeswe wrestle through things. God brings me into alignment with truth. Gently, he encourages me to get right with my fellow man. To be open to failure. To fix the things that arent lined up in my life. To get unstuck. And to dream about whats beyond. Riding brings me into oneness with someone of infinite wisdom, someone who loves me with infinite love. Odyssey will help you find your own adventure. And out there, youll find him too.

Tom Ritchey, adventurer and legendary builder of bike frames, inventor of the first production mountain bike, founder of Project Rwanda

We have lost our sense of wonder. We have become cynics and skeptics. We work to achieve, yet hope eludes us. Loneliness is everywhere, and love slips through our hands. Justin Camps Odyssey will restore awe and wonder in your life. His book will help you find a God who is mysterious, wonderful, personable, and inviting. Using real-life stories from one of mans greatest feats, space travel, Justin invites you into the yet-to-be-discovered adventures that are available to all of us with our awesome God.

Troy Mangum, creator of The Kindling Fire podcast, inspiring listeners to live in calling, mission, and message, author of Fatherhood Faceplants

There is a longing in the heart of every man. Deep, core, unquenchable by human effort. Odyssey, by Justin Camp, leads us into what that longing is, why it is there, and how to meet it. Saddle up for an epic adventure of the heart! You wont return the same. I didnt.

Chris Hartenstein, director of The New Frontier, a ministry guiding fathers and sons into deeper relationships through service, solitude, and adventure

ODYSSEY

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Library of Congress Control Number 2019948097

ISBN 978-0-8307-7876-8

eISBN 978-0-8307-7915-4

2020 Justin Camp

The Team: Wendi Lord, Michael Covington, Stephanie Bennett, Paul Pastor, Megan Stengel, Kayla Fenstermaker, Jon Middel, Susan Murdock

Cover Design and Illustration: Nick Lee

Cover illustration based on image from Getty Images

First Edition 2020

To Jenn, John, Bryan, Julie, Terel, and all the others who helped make that one journey possible.

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This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God.

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