A simple way to address hidden curriculum issues is to spend time talking with staff and key leaders about their spiritual lives. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
In the context of worship, amusement is a waste of time and a waste of life, and therefore a form of sin. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
You have a "turn" every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul will never find rest unless it finds its home. We find it in the simple daily discipline of asking ourselves,… — 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
Pray constantly, regularly asking for wisdom in small moments, without placing pressure on God to give any particular kind of response. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“In the Bible, God never gives anyone an easy job. God never comes to Abraham, or Moses, or Esther and says, “I’d… — 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… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The greatest moment of your life is now. Not because it's pleasant or happy or easy, but because this moment is the… — 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
I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
How hard is it for God to get your attention? Do you regularly practice turning aside in your day? That is, taking… — 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
