The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
JOHN ORTBERGThe reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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The 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.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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The church is in the hope business.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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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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