Id Like You More if You Were More Li..., John Ortberg
Id Like You More if You Were More Li..., John Ortberg
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I'd Like You More if You Were More Like Me
Getting Real About Getting Close

Author: John Ortberg

Narrator: Dean Gallagher

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 10/03/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

I’d Like You More if You Were More like Me takes on one of life’s most important questions: How can I get closer to God and other people?

We were created for deep connections. When people have deep connections, says John Ortberg, they win in life. When they don’t have deep connections, they cannot win in life. I’d Like You More if You Were More like Me offers help in overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to making deep connections: the fact that we’re so different. Different from God and different from each other.

The good news is that connectedness is not based on similarity, but on shared experiences. When one person invites another to share an experience, they’re connected. It can be sharing a beautiful sunset or a meal, having a great conversation over cup of coffee, going for walk, or even teasing somebody. And when we share those same experiences with God, we get closer to him, too. God wants to connect with us―so much that he sent his son to live as a human being. God took on flesh and shared every human experience. So we don’t have to wonder what a close relationship with God looks like anymore.

An intimate relationship with God and other people doesn’t have to be a cliché, it can be a daily way of life.

About The Author

John Ortberg is the senior pastor at Menlo Church, an author, and a speaker. John's teaching centers around our everyday life with God and how God cares more about who we are becoming than what we do. He has written books on spiritual formation including, The Life You've Always Wanted, Faith and Doubt, Who is This Man?, and Soul Keeping. Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, John graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in psychology. He holds a master of divinity and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary. Prior to joining Menlo Church, John served as teaching pastor at Chicago's Willow Creek Community Church. John is a member of the board of trustees at Fuller Seminary and the board for the Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation, and he has served on the board of Christianity Today International. He can be followed on Twitter @johnortberg and on Facebook.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dorine on January 27, 2019

This was my first encounter with John Ortberg and I love his way of presenting an idea. We used the DVD version in our small study group. We had many deep, good discussions generated by this material. I think I'd really enjoy reading this one or others, so I'll put Ortberg's books on my wishlist.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on December 16, 2017

This is a really good book, classic Orterg. In it, he deals with the topic of intimacy in relationships. He addresses it in a wise, and thoughtful way. I did not rate it five because he did not really talk much about the importance of boundary. As humans this side of heaven, we are simply incapable......more

Goodreads review by Katarína on April 04, 2025

Knižka ktorú by som ozaj dala prečítať každému. Smiala som sa, plakala, veľa sa zamýšľala a verím že sa i v niečom posunula... Buďme odvážni byť zraniteľní pre vzťahy, na ktorých záleží. Budujme intimitu. Boli sme pre ňu stvorení.......more

Goodreads review by Charity on November 29, 2017

The author has a sense of humor and quirks; I laughed more than once. Good little book on why being different from one another does not necessarily doom your relationship.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 01, 2017

Ortberg in my opinion is a fantastic writer. In "I'd Like You More if You were More Like Me," he writes with intentionality about how we are all hard wired for deep connections with God and with one another. I can't express how much I enjoyed this book. We are all created uniquely different, but we......more