“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… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place. — 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
Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
One of the great misconceptions about spiritual growth that develops in a lot of churches is that information alone is adequate to… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
It's better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
There are no clear boundary lines between what is physiological, what is psychological, and what is spiritual. Those are language domains that… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely. — 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 “with God” life is not a life of more religious activities or devotions or trying to be good. It is a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Real spiritual authority has to do with the truth of the actual words being spoken, and the spirit of the person behind… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
For many 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
We must learn to cast off our anxieties because we have so many of them. The world destroys spiritual life by generating… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
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
Authentic spiritual authority is what puts you in touch with reality. — 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 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
