Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus. John Ortberg More Quotes by John Ortberg More Quotes From John Ortberg Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do. John Ortberg significancewho-we-are Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism. John Ortberg pessimismresistancechurch I'm more concerned about who you're becoming than what you're doing. John Ortberg churchleadershipchristian Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings. John Ortberg normmindfirsts Learning something new is a fabulous way to be refreshed. When work can grind you down, something about learning a new activity thrills the soul. It reminds you that the world is bigger than your desk and your to-do list. John Ortberg youlearningsoulwork Prudence is what makes someone a great commodities trader - the capacity to face reality squarely in the eye without allowing emotion or ego to get in the way. It's what is needed by every quarterback or battlefield general. John Ortberg facegreategoreality Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects. John Ortberg decisionsmakeprudenceability When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent. John Ortberg desireshurryunderstoodsoul My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else is job number two. John Ortberg confidenceexperiencegodlife The soul is both the most fragile and most resilient thing about you; a healthy soul is what holds you together when your world falls apart. Since you will carry your soul into eternity, it's worth checking up on it at least as often as your teeth. John Ortberg yousoultogetherworld Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with people, and seeking to love them. John Ortberg myselfattitudelovelife Some leaders are not intimidated by opposition; they actually thrive on it. It wakes them up. It energizes them. It calls them to battle. It causes them to mobilize their thoughts and energy. John Ortberg thoughtssomebattleenergy The New Testament doesn't present Jesus as a single man to cover up his humanity. It presents him as a single man because... he was a single man. John Ortberg newmansinglehumanity Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need to be right and tendency to divide the human race into 'us' vs. 'them.' John Ortberg controlpoliticsracepower Tithing is a bad ceiling but an excellent floor. John Ortberg ceilingfloorbadexcellent As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us feel important. It keeps the adrenaline pumping. It means I don't have to look too closely at my heart or life. It keeps us from feeling our loneliness. John Ortberg looklonelinessheartlife Gratitude is what we radiate when we experience grace, and the soul was made to run on grace the way a 747 runs on rocket fuel. John Ortberg gratitudeexperiencesoulgrace Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all. John Ortberg satanspiritualsometimesbelieve Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing. John Ortberg sharingwordslikegenerosity Sin is very important to the soul because sin is what disintegrates the soul; it's what attacks the soul. Sin kind of is to the soul what cancer is to the body. John Ortberg sinbodyimportantsoul
