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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

John Ortberg

For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Average Dangerous Faith Greatness Ourselves Version Willing
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Anand Thakur
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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.
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Anand Thakur
Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Anand Thakur
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
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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Anand Thakur
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Anand Thakur
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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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
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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 ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Anand Thakur
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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