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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.

John Ortberg

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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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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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.

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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.

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