A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
JOHN ORTBERGGod is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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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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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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