We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Anand Thakur
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
JOHN ORTBERGWhen we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
JOHN ORTBERGWhen I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
JOHN ORTBERGPrudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
JOHN ORTBERGYour Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
JOHN ORTBERGIf you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGThe good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
JOHN ORTBERGMake your life about something bigger than your life.
JOHN ORTBERGSolitude 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 ORTBERGYou must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
JOHN ORTBERGThe primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERGPeace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
JOHN ORTBERGSignificance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
JOHN ORTBERGDisciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
JOHN ORTBERGTo become truly free, you must surrender.
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