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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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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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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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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