From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The question isn't if someone will sign up for spiritual formation; it's just who and what our spirits will be formed by. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Those of us who preach the Scriptures, along with being nourished by it ourselves, have to figure out along with our congregations… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need… — 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
I wrote 'Soul Keeping' because we are taught more about how to care for our cars than how to steward our souls.… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
What influences our behavior, and what our level of responsibility is, are very complex issues. And anytime we try to make this… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
I know that those of us who go into church work are to regard ourselves as servants, are to offer our lives… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
In community, we discover who we really are and how much transformation we still require. This is why I am irrevocably committed… — 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
