Steve Ottley

Husband, Dad, District Superintendent - Church of the Nazarene in Ontario, Music Lover, Enjoying life.

[Stan Toler @StanToler]

Faith is transferring your confidence from self to God in meeting the demands of a perceived inadequacy. – Stan Toler

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Every kind of material or spiritual poverty, every form of discrimination against our brothers and sisters, comes from turning our backs on God and His love.

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

“Well it really was, to be honest, the good news of Jesus Christ” - @PB_Curry #RoyalWedding

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

The Family is the hope of the future. Let us pray especially for families facing serious difficulties: may Our Lord assist them.

[Bob Goff @bobgoff]

See people for who they’re becoming; not for who they were.

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

Joseph waited 13 years.
Abraham waited 25 years.
Moses waited 40 years.
Jesus waited 30 years.
If God makes u wait, you are in good company.

[Leonard Sweet @lensweet]

The only stable place, in an unsteady world and arrhythmic church, is a stable.

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

May the wisdom of God help us to know how to welcome and accept those who think and act differently from us.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

I appeal for peace and disarmament: in this world wounded by violence, we need fraternity among peoples.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

We effectively do good when we do it without seeking reward and in the concrete situations of everyday life.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

I encourage everyone to engage in constructive forms of communication that reject prejudice towards others and foster hope and trust today.

[Maxwell Leadership @Maxwell_Leaders]

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

There can be no true peace if everyone claims always and exclusively his or her own rights, without caring for the good of others.

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

Being happy does not mean that everything is perfect. It means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Mercy can truly contribute to the building up of a more humane world.

[Leonard Sweet @lensweet]

“To lift up hands in prayer gives God glory, but a man with a dungfork in his hand, a woman with a sloppail, give him glory too" G.M.Hopkins

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

Before David fought Goliath he fought a lion and a bear. Every battle is designed to train, prepare and build your confidence.