Ortlund Quotes

#1. Or as my friend Ray Ortlund has been known to say, "In Acts, they preached and awe came down. You can't put that in your worship order. 10 a.m.: awe comes down.

Jared C. Wilson

#2. The strength of Ray Ortlund's study of Proverbs is its Christ-centeredness. The wisdom of Proverbs loses none of its practical value, but rather is given its ultimate fulfillment as an expression of the wisdom of Christ.

Graeme Goldsworthy

#3. I, measuring his affections by my own,
Which then most sought where most might not be found,
Being one too many by my weary self,
Pursued my humor not pursuing his,
And gladly shunned who gladly fled from me.

William Shakespeare

#4. Covenant community, the hand of God will write

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

#5. Lift up your eyes. The heavenly Father waits to bless you - in inconceivable ways to make your life what you never dreamed it could be.

Anne Ortlund

#6. Quiet is a blessed gift. In this frantic world how we must cherish every moment of it, and carve it out for ourselves every chance we get.

Anne Ortlund

#7. When we mother well, we teach our children to embrace the moral obligations that build solid relationships, healthy marriages, and secure families.

Jani Ortlund

#8. Adam's role was to assert and enjoy his sovereignty under God, cultivating the garden into an expanding paradise and protecting it from all harm.

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

#9. The need of our times is nothing less than the re-Christianization of our churches, according to the gospel alone, in both doctrine and culture, by Christ himself

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

#10. Anything of worth is costly: devotion to Christ, a strong marriage, financial responsibility, a life of integrity, and of course, fearlessly feminine mothering.

Jani Ortlund

#11. There is another way in which the general opinion, that women are inferior to men, is manifested ... I allude to the disproportionate value set on the time and labor of men and women.

Sarah Moore Grimke

#12. Actually, my friendships are changing because my friends have kids, so that's a new aspect to the material. Not just that I don't want to have kids, it's that I'm having a hard time relating to people I know.

Jen Kirkman

#13. It's not your circumstances that shape you, it's how you react to your circumstances.

Anne Ortlund

#14. To become a Christian is to become alive to beauty.

Dane C. Ortlund

#15. Kill the Germans, wherever you find them! Every German is our moral enemy. Have no mercy on women, children, or the aged! Kill every German - wipe them out!

Ilya Ehrenburg

#16. Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her."
"Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.

Zadie Smith

#17. When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer.

Dave Brubeck

#18. When the doctrine is clear and the culture is beautiful, that church will be powerful. But there are no shortcuts to getting there. Without the doctrine, the culture will be weak. Without the culture, the doctrine will seem pointless.

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

#19. The Comedy Bar is an intimate club, which I prefer. I refuse to play theatres, because large empty spaces make me nervous, and I don't enjoy the echo. I'm no sell out. Literally.

Andy Kindler

#20. Read as much as you can to keep the mind as supple as a baby's bum.

Jeff Bjune

#21. A church can offer living and palpable proof that the gospel makes a real difference for real people living in the real world.

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

#22. In my heart I do have a fear...I long to grow more godly with each passing day. Call it "the fear of the Lord," being in awe of Him and scared to death of any sin that would mar my life.

Anne Ortlund