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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.

John Ortberg

The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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The church is in the hope business.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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