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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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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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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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