It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
JOHN ORTBERGThere is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
JOHN ORTBERGTo love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
JOHN ORTBERGDeath is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus gave the world its most influential movement.
JOHN ORTBERGThe goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
JOHN ORTBERGToday, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
JOHN ORTBERGTrue repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERGThe church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERGA bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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.
JOHN ORTBERGIt only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
JOHN ORTBERGGod wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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