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 reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul is not the same thing as your emotions. We live in a world where we’re encouraged to think that our… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“A soul without a center has difficulty making a decision. One of the pictures James uses of this condition is that the… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The soul is not well when we rush so much. If it does not get the rest it needs, it becomes fatigued.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul connects your thoughts and your sensations and your gratitude and your will and sends a message to your entire being.… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The soul without a center finds its identity in externals. My temptation when my soul is not centered in God is to… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The soul seeks God with its whole being. Because it is desperate to be whole, the soul is God-smitten and God-crazy and… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Our soul begins to grow in God when we acknowledge our basic neediness.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The main thing you will give your congregation — just like the main thing you will give to God — is the… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul is what integrates, what connects, what binds together your will, then your mind (those thoughts, feelings, and desires going on… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
A healthy soul is whole and integrated. It is connected to God. A person with a healthy soul is at peace with… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“A soul without a center feels constantly vulnerable to people or circumstances.” — 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
“But in a world where victimhood has become status, souls go unexamined for hardness.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Ghettos and barrios and abusive homes and trauma wards may produce scarred souls; they can cripple more human spirits than they strengthen. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“When we reach out to God, we are lifting our souls up to be nurtured and healed. A soul centered in God… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The soul is both the most fragile and most resilient thing about you; a healthy soul is what holds you together when… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul is what integrates your will (your intentions), your mind (your thoughts and feelings, your values and conscience), and your body… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Being rich towards God means ...growing a soul that is increasingly healthy and good. ... loving and enjoying the people around you.… — 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
