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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.

John Ortberg

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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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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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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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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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.

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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.

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