One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
JOHN ORTBERGAcceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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