You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
JOHN ORTBERGWise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Prudence 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.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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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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