Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
JOHN ORTBERGGenuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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