John OrtbergAcceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it's a very good thing they are alive. ✨ John Ortberg (2009). Everybody's Normal Til… ▶372LifeLoveThought
John OrtbergJesus gave the world its most influential movement.351Humanity
John OrtbergJoylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.375Reading
John OrtbergPeace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat. ✨ John Ortberg (2009). The Me I Want to Be, p.116, Harper Collins354Politics
John OrtbergGod wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.366Sadness
John OrtbergThe 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… ▶356DeathHumanityLife
John OrtbergLeadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand. ✨ John Ortberg (2012). Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus, p.101, Zo… ▶323Humanity
John OrtbergWho you become while you're waiting is as important as what you're waiting for.291Philosophy
John OrtbergNormally, if someone's legacy will outlast their life, it's apparent when they die. On the day when Alexander the Great, or Caesar Augustus, or Napoleon, or Socrates, or Muhammad … ▶324DeathLife
John OrtbergFor 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 versi… ▶313HopeHumanityLife
John OrtbergAs long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.346HopeLife
John OrtbergThe Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced. ✨ John Ortberg (2009). The Me I Want to Be, p.48, Harper Colli… ▶302Love
John OrtbergWise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around. ✨ Twitter post from Apr 16, 2014379Humanity
John OrtbergGratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation. ✨ John Ortberg (2008). When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back … ▶335Life
John OrtbergOne of the great misconceptions about spiritual growth that develops in a lot of churches is that information alone is adequate to produce transformed human beings. So if we want … ▶335Humanity
John OrtbergThere is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely....… ▶369Life
John OrtbergTrue love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.336LoveTruth
John OrtbergWillpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much. ✨ John Ortberg (1997). The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, … ▶3710HumanityLifePolitics
John OrtbergJesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him.326Reflection
John OrtbergThe reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams. ✨ John Ortberg (2014). Soul Keeping Study Guide: Caring for the Most … ▶272Life
John OrtbergWhat matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.273Humor
John OrtbergThe church is in the hope business.262Hope
John OrtbergLove and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have.339HumanityLoveTime
John OrtbergThe goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness o… ▶263LifeTruth
John OrtbergHabits eat good intentions for breakfast. ✨ Twitter post from Mar 25, 2012241Philosophy
John OrtbergFailure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes. 252ReadingThought
John OrtbergToday, see each problem as an invitation to prayer. ✨ John Ortberg (2009). The Me I Want to Be, p.135, Harper Collins285Reflection
John Ortbergsometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened. ✨ John Ortberg (2008). When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, p.151, Zon… ▶296Time
John OrtbergThe 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. 275Life
John OrtbergI 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 no… ▶253HumanityLife
