Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
JOHN ORTBERGThe test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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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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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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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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