“But there are only two possible bases of justification—one is the blood of Christ which frees us from accusation, and the other is relative superiority to somebody else, which only and always binds us to accusation.”

All the Condemnation, p. 10

“Our baggage really is filled with unholy things, and the locks we have placed on that baggage—guilty, shame, fear—do not keep us from remembering what is in there. This is why the devil has so much fun with us at all his security checkpoints Standing in line there, we find ourselves swallowing a lot and our left eye is starting to twitch.”

All the Condemnation in the World, p. 7

“This spirit of accusation, this devil, has a good cop/bad cop routine. The indulgent cop, the one who seems so nice, invites you to smoke this, sleep with her, take that , strive for the other, and to help yourself to this, which was just sitting there. We chase after honors, orgasms, riches, and all their accoutrements. The world is filled with shiny baubles, and we are positively enticed to fondle them all. Having done so, like so many monkeys offered some free nuts, we hear the shutter click of all the hidden cameras, and that information about what we have done goes into our file.”

All the Condemnation in the World, p. 5

[Concerning 2 Therss. 3:6-8] “So what is the apostolic tradition? Work hard. Show up on time. Don’t call in sick when you aren’t. Don’t be a malingerer. In short, the apostolic tradition is not esoteric at all. Change your oil every three thousand miles. Rotate your tires.”

Mines of Difficulty, p. 81

“When we surrender the glory of man, He invites us up into the glory of God.”

Mines of Difficulty, p. 82