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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.

John Ortberg

Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Your 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.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
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.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Anand Thakur
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
The 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.
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Anand Thakur
Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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God Himself Known Mysterious
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
Art 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.
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Anand Thakur
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Anand Thakur
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Anand Thakur
Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
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
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom

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