Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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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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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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