At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
I need to learn. Joy is at the heart of God's plan for human beings. The reason for this is worth pondering… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Sin is protean. It is a cancer that keeps mutating, and just when you think you have killed off one form, it… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it's a very good… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is why practices… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts.… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“What do we do in the dark night? We do nothing. We wait. We remember that we are not God. We hold on. We… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship,… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Will you keep going when you don't know why? When you can't get any answers that would make the pain go away, will you… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The most important thing about you,” Dallas would often say, “is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
