“Still, she was a devoted mother, which meant that the girls were simultaneously appreciative and at their wit’s end” (Evangellyfish, p. 105).
Defend the Right Thing
“In this fallen world, glorious things are slandered and caricatured first, and sometimes the defenders of such things find themselves defending the caricature and not the reality” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 63).
With the Bark Still In
“They were within walking distance of a number of upscale eateries and had no trouble picking out a little bistro with espresso and ferns, the kind of place that served exotic little art sandwiches with bark still in the bread” (Evangellyfish, pp. 104-105).
Two Trees
“Just as Adam lost his bride through his disobedience at a tree . . . so the last Adam won His bride through His obedience at a tree” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 60).
Which More Than a Few Have Done
“She had lost her faith while still managing to hang on to all the platitudes” (Evangellyfish, p. 104).
Bleeding Hands
“Godly authority remains recognizably authoritative, although it must be continually emphasized (in this sinful world) that this is an authority that must have a servant’s heart and bleeding hands” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 59).
One Point of Difference
“Johnny’s eyes were round, like a couple of trash can lids, only a different color” (Evangellyfish, p. 100).
Fullness and Headship
“Scripture teaches that headship involves ‘fullness’ . . . (Eph. 1:22-23). In Scripture, headship does not mean a stand-alone, autonomous authority. Headship is trinitarian, bestowing fullness from above and summoning fullness from below. The head fills the body, and the head is filled by the body” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 58).
Very Loosely Tied
“He could tell that Johnny was not really a highly trained logician, and would simply go as he was directed, as long as the suggested direction did not conflict with the tangled bundle of platitudes, loosely tied with string, that made up his worldview” (Evangellyfish, p. 100).
Either Way He Goes
“Obedience and disobedience on the part of a husband does not make him a head or not a head. He is a head regardless. But he can be an obedient head or disobedient head. He can be a head who tells the truth about Christ in his sacrificial love, or he can be a head …