We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
JOHN ORTBERGDeath is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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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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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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