John Ortberg

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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
question , someone , will
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One of the reasons I'm an interesting person to be married to is my intensely late-blooming self-awareness.

John Ortberg
reasons , interesting , person
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People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible.

John Ortberg
people , cheer , buy
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We do not need answers or formulas to minister in crisis.

John Ortberg
need , answers , formulas
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Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

John Ortberg
life , servant , eventually
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When someone is in crisis, don't start by teaching, leveraging, or explaining. Just be with.

John Ortberg
someone , start , just
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.

John Ortberg
only , love , loved
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

John Ortberg
death , prerequisite , new
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The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.

John Ortberg
day , people , around
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People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.

John Ortberg
people , strongest , sense
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I'm not sure ministry can ever have the urgency it requires if it is not aware of evil, both externally and internally.

John Ortberg
sure , ministry , ever
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Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.

John Ortberg
skill , helping , people
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It strikes me that presidential campaigns can often bring out the worst as well as the best in us.

John Ortberg
strikes , me , presidential
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When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

John Ortberg
people , feel , getting
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.

John Ortberg
churches , become , places