Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Anand Thakur
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
JOHN ORTBERGThere is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
JOHN ORTBERGYour Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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 ORTBERGTrue repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERGToo often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
JOHN ORTBERGThe life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
JOHN ORTBERGArt is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
JOHN ORTBERGWise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
JOHN ORTBERGOne of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
JOHN ORTBERGHaving faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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!
JOHN ORTBERGSpiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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