The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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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.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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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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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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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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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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