Theology That Bites Back
“Adam was in a momentous conflict before he sinned. God insists that we bet with real money. God requires us to risk things. This risk includes all that we hold dear, and to shrink back from it is to incur the displeasure of God. The wicked and lazy servant was the one who would not risk what had been entrusted to him. To play it safe is to play it dangerous.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 76
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“The shepherd must hate the wolves because he loves the sheep. If he hates the wolves because he loves to hate, then he is a wolf himself.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 75
“Righteousness is more important than victory, and victory will only come to those who care about righteousness more than victory.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 74
“No reformation worth having was ever accomplished to the sound of polite applause in the background. There will be smoke, and thunder, and yelling, and all the rest of it.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 73
“We may fight with abandon because we are not abandoned. Fatalistic warriors can be grim and fell, but never merry.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 71
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“Some of these principles nest within others, like Russian dolls. Some of them do not—like dolls that aren’t Russian dolls.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 70
