“Such a man is verily guilty before God if he does not honestly strive to understand that which he interprets, and give forth its real meaning and no other” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 52).
More Focused Than Was Healthy
“Charles was elated and regarded his contact with these new allies as a profound vindication of his stand in the invoice-filing dispute of three years prior. When he had gotten some sleep, he could resume killing ants with a baseball bat. Out the door he went, trailing clouds of glory” (Evangellyfish, p. 85).
True Relationship
“The relation between husband and wife is not static. He does not sit here being masculine, with her over there, being feminine. They do not radiate vibes across the room at each other. Their relationship is instead a dynamic exchange. He initiates, and she responds — this glorious dance should pervade every aspect of their …
Judas Went and Hanged Himself . . . Go Thou and Do Likewise
“If we take the passage in a sense entirely foreign to what the sacred writer designed, as indicated by his connection, then, as we use it, the phrase is no longer a passage of Scripture at all. It is merely words of Scripture, used without authority to convey a different meaning” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, …
Well, There’ s That
“‘I am an easygoing man,’ he once told Cindi. ‘I take things in stride. I try to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. I don’t fluster really. So why does this woman make me want to jump up and down on the hassock he, yelling and waving the remote?’ Cindi had been unsympathetic to his …
Submission As Adornment
“BIblically speaking, submission is a demeanor of adornment. A craven wife is not a submissive wife. Being cowed is not being submissive. A wife who flinches (inside or out) when her husband speaks is not a submissive wife . . . The world’s hatred of the word submission is actually the world’s hatred of loveliness …
A Book, Not a Screen
“To interpret and apply his text in accordance with its real meaning, is one of the preacher’s most sacred duties” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 51).
A Blackmailed Planet
Perhaps you have noticed that our world runs on accusation. As distasteful as that reality is to everyone, we certainly act as though we know we need it. We accept it as a part of life, as a necessary evil. We use it for crowd control, we use it to direct kindergartners toward useful and …
Which Goes to Show
He “was also a true pasty blogger poet with greasy brown hair hanging in the eyes just right, and a sleepy look that suggested profundity more than bewilderment. Which just goes to show” (Evangellyfish, p. 81).
Wrong Way Marriage
“However sincere you are, and however industrious you may be, it is not possible to thread a nut onto a bolt by turning it counter-clockwise. This is why the best description of abdicators (husbands) and usurpers (wives) is frustrated” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 45).