Quotes by John Ortberg

Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.

Amusement is appealing because we dont have to think it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

Churches need to figure out how they will address the spiritual lives of their staffs and leadership teams.

I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the gift of opposition. When it comes, I learn something about my motives. When it comes, I get to test my courage.

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it. We will just skim our lives instead of actually living them.

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.