God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted. John Ortberg More Quotes by John Ortberg More Quotes From John Ortberg In the beginning, we're told, was the word. Every once in a while someone shows up on the planet who is word-obsessed and word-gifted; and the light and darkness get named again. In our day, that someone is Buechner. John Ortberg obsessed light darkness I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive. John Ortberg lazy leaving wise When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right. John Ortberg self humble thinking One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place. John Ortberg empathy support loneliness True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace. John Ortberg despair grace home When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human. John Ortberg preaching life-changing done There are dozens of references to God in the Scriptures for every one to the figure of Satan. This reflects a sometimes forgotten theological truth that the devil is by no means God’s counterpart. He is a creature, not the Creator. John Ortberg dozen devil mean The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God. John Ortberg maintaining vision sin Jesus gave the world its most influential movement. John Ortberg movement world jesus At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection. John Ortberg christian heart jesus You have a "turn" every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have. John Ortberg tiny choices opportunity We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book. John Ortberg tools book people sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened. John Ortberg realizing grateful sometimes The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place. John Ortberg would-be people jesus Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions. John Ortberg our-actions guides belief Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more. John Ortberg rights jesus thinking The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can't find it anywhere else, try looking here. John Ortberg office law character As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life. John Ortberg prayer desire long God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there. John Ortberg heart giving people Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like it or not, by accident or on purpose, so there is an 'inner you.' You have a spirit. And it's constantly being shaped and tugged at: by what you hear and watch and say and read and think and experience. John Ortberg spiritual watches thinking
