You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
JOHN ORTBERGThe possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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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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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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