Bo Ortego

Unity in necessary things; Liberty in doubtful things; Charity in all things. -Marco Antonio de Dominis

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

This is something I always have to remind myself. God is working in all things, and the result will be beautiful. However, it takes time -- His timing. So be patient and never lose hope!

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

In a world that is so self-centered and lacking in love, take 6 min out of your day and watch this video celebrating a man who personified selfless love (jump forward to the :55 second mark). https://t.co/ArHzEMibsC

[IRONMAN Triathlon @IRONMANtri]

We mourn the passing of Dick Hoyt.

In 1988, IRONMAN and its community were introduced to the trailblazing father-son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt at the IRONMAN World Championship. While they didn’t finish that first year further history would be made the very next year.

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[Bo Ortego @boortego]

If you’re interested in it or just want to show support, go ahead and grab a copy.

https://t.co/x3CI1Rz7Tz

Also, consider following my author page. If you know me, you know I really dislike social media, so I hope to be more engaged through that page.

https://t.co/g6L6vnwkJH

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

I don’t know how you spent your 2020, but I spent mine writing a book (apparently, this was a popular thing to do).

It’s titled What Are You Doing, God?, and it is a book about questioning God.

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

Bless those who persecute you... weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another... Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil... If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. -Rom 12:14-18

God’s wisdom is far different than ours

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

How far the corporate life of one’s own nation shows evidence of spiritual decline or progress depends to a significant extent on the prayers of Christian people-Selman

How can Christians expect change when we aren't doing our part? (prayer, study of God's word & love for others

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do -Lk 23:34

When faced with unimaginable injustice (His own murder though innocent) and hostility, Jesus still loved them enough to pray that God would forgive their ignorance. Oh, that we would all have that kind of heart

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.” -Job 6:14

In a time of extreme pain, Job’s friends weren’t being kind because they didn’t understand. Job equates that lack of kindness with not fearing God. Always be kind when others are struggling.

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

Jesus sees sin and the tears and the death and the loss, and he is outraged and troubled. And weeps -Don Carson

If the son of God wept when seeing the terrible consequences that resulted from sin (e.g. death), we can and at times should react similarly when we see it [John 11:35

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence.” -C.S. Lewis

Some advice I wish all of us took to heart especially with social media during this time. (Proverbs 10:19)

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

Your religion is what you do with your solitude. -W. Temple

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“Well may the Accuser roar,
of sins that I have done;
I know them all and thousands more,
Jehovah knoweth none!”
-Hymn by Samuel W. Gandy

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“If God were small enough to be understood, he wouldn’t be big enough to be worshipped.” -Evelyn Underhill

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. -Proverbs 27:19

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you” -Psalm 31:19

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.” -Robert Murray M'Cheyne

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“Satan loves to fish in the troubled waters of a discontented heart.” -Thomas Watson

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” -Psalm 27:13-14

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

“I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you trust God.” -Mother Teresa

[Bo Ortego @boortego]

The greatest sorrow and burden you can lay on the Father, the greatest unkindness...is not to believe that He loves you. -John Owen