The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you…

John Ortberg
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down. ✨ John Ortberg (2008). When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, p.44, Zondervan
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down. ✨ John Ortberg (2008). When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, p.44, Zondervan

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