John Ortberg Quotes
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.
Ortberg, John. "Speaking with Authority." Preaching Today, Christianity Today International, 2011.
The Pope appealed as a neutral force. In reality however, the Vatican had much at stake if war broke out. There were many German Catholics, some of whom might have been victimized by the Nazis and others who were Nazis. The independence of the Vatican itself was at stake as Italy had gone fascist. The war put the Pope in a very difficult political position which some argued colored his moral judgment and public statements. Most documents of the time are sealed by the Vatican.
John Ortberg, Jr. is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and the former senior pastor of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California, an ECO Presbyterian church with more than 4,000 members. Ortberg has published many books including the 2008 ECPA Christian Book Award winner When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, and the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award winner If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat. Another of his publications, The Life You've Always Wanted, has sold more than 500,000 copies as of 2008. On August 13, 2012, John Ortberg's book Who Is This Man? debuted at #3 on the New Release chart at Amazon.com.
