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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.

John Ortberg

It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
JOHN ORTBERG

Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
JOHN ORTBERG

Discipline People Reason Right
The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
JOHN ORTBERG

Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Anand Thakur
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERG

Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
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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Anand Thakur
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
JOHN ORTBERG

Achievement Decision Greatness
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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Anand Thakur
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Anand Thakur
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

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