Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus gave the world its most influential movement.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The church is in the hope business.
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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.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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