Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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 good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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