Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
JOHN ORTBERGLove and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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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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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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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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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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