Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
John OrtbergFor many 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.
John OrtbergBoth hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
John OrtbergGoing in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
John OrtbergThere is something you can't fix, can't heal, or can't escape, and all you can do it trust God. Finding ultimate refuge in God means you become so immersed in his presence, so convinced of his goodness, so devoted to his lordship that you find even the cave is a perfectly safe place to be because he is there with you.
John Ortberg