Author: John Ortberg

Quotes

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

- John Ortberg

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.

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.

- John Ortberg

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

- John Ortberg

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

- John Ortberg

To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.

To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.

- John Ortberg

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

- John Ortberg

'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

- John Ortberg

The irony is that 'looking down on everybody else' is a violation of the law of love, which, according to Jesus, is the absolute essence of righteousness.

The irony is that 'looking down on everybody else' is a violation of the law of love, which, according to Jesus, is the absolute essence of righteousness.

- John Ortberg

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.

- John Ortberg

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