A 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 ORTBERGAt the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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The 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.
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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 possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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