One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Anand Thakur
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
JOHN ORTBERGTrue love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
JOHN ORTBERGFailure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
JOHN ORTBERGReal question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
JOHN ORTBERGHabits eat good intentions for breakfast.
JOHN ORTBERGSkeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
JOHN ORTBERGAcceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
JOHN ORTBERGGod is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERGToday, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
JOHN ORTBERGImagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus gave the world its most influential movement.
JOHN ORTBERGBiblically, 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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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