Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGThe Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
JOHN ORTBERGA boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
JOHN ORTBERGHaving faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERGPassion 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 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 ORTBERGOne reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
JOHN ORTBERGThe primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERGEver console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
JOHN ORTBERGWe may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
JOHN ORTBERGIf you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGDeath is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
JOHN ORTBERGOver time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
JOHN ORTBERGOur beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
JOHN ORTBERGThe reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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