American - Clergyman | May 5, 1957 -
Authentic spiritual authority is what puts you in touch with reality.
John Ortberg
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As a preacher who is fully human, and clearly not divine, I can't speak as Jesus did. But I do seek to speak truth that carries weight and authority. All of us who preach the gospel aspire to speak under the authority of Jesus.
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I know that those of us who go into church work are to regard ourselves as servants, are to offer our lives as a gift.
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Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.
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Universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard all began as Jesus-inspired efforts to love God with all ones' mind.
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Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world.
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Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.
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Although the church has often been far too slow to follow his lead, Jesus' insistence that women, as well as men, bear the full image of God has had a way of sparking reform movements across the centuries.
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No one wants pain. Not even long-time, mature Christians who want to grow. We will always find ways to avoid pain. Pain itself is a bad thing.
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We do not need answers or formulas to minister in crisis.
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Ghettos and barrios and abusive homes and trauma wards may produce scarred souls; they can cripple more human spirits than they strengthen.
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Opposition is an inevitable reality of pastoral life.
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