Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Anand Thakur
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
JOHN ORTBERGOne 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.
JOHN ORTBERGsometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
JOHN ORTBERGYour 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.
JOHN ORTBERGHaving faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERGWhat repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
JOHN ORTBERGWaiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
JOHN ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
JOHN ORTBERGPrayer allows us to wait without worry.
JOHN ORTBERGThe character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
JOHN ORTBERGThe main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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.
JOHN ORTBERGSpiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERGIf you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGThe most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
JOHN ORTBERGWise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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