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About John Ortberg
American evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor
John Carl Ortberg Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor. He served for 17 years as senior pastor of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California. Ortberg is known for writing and speaking on Christian faith and for his work in church leadership. Menlo Church is an ECO Presbyterian congregation, and during his tenure it had more than 4,000 members.
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Explore Desire
- “When you submit yourself to God and obey Him, you allow Him to do what He desires in your life. You make it p…”Jim George
- “I don't have any particular desire to see words making a comeback. They are of their era, after all, and that…”David Crystal
- “Dr. King, if he were alive today, probably would simply be a minister, a pastor. His initial intent was, inde…”David Garrow
Explore Truth
- “As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get…”Frank Mir
- “If a man wishes to ensure the bad opinion of others, his best course probably is to be honest about himself.”William Hurrell Mallock
- “I think you can overthink dealing with fame. To an extent, you've got to put yourself out there, but I feel l…”Fionn Whitehead
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Books by John Ortberg
God Is Closer Than You Think
2005
When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box
2007
Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them
2005
The life you've always wanted
1997
Soul keeping
2014