For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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