God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples,… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal. — 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
As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
If you can't do great things, Mother Teresa used to say, do little things with great love. If you can't do them… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
We all want to feel spiritually vigorous, and we hurt when we don't. This pain is intensified for people who lead church… — 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 hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
My wife is one of the most extroverted people I know. She could out-talk Oprah and Joyce Meyer simultaneously. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Actually, my character needs to be questioned. On a regular basis. By people who know and love me. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us. — 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
