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.
JOHN ORTBERGsometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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