Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERGGreatness is never achieved through indecision.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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