You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
JOHN ORTBERGTrue love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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