God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERGEvery human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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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 Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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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.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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