Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
JOHN ORTBERGThe harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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 may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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 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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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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