“God is Lord of the tongue, and He evaluates the jar of our hearts by the droplets around the upper lip of it” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 216).
Gone Full Delusional
“They have gotten themselves into the epistemic rat hole of shouting down a visiting speaker with the words, ‘We believe in free speech’” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 216).
Which Then Fly in the Sunshine
Progressives “still defend free speech, ardently and sincerely, but free speech is now defined as that which contributes to the public good, makes them feel better down to their toes, and releases multicolored butterflies into the public square” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 216).
Keeping Safe Spaces Quiet, Like the Library
“The end result of this sensitivity sham is that we will get—depend upon it—a bunch of ostensibly conservative Christians shushing one another” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 212).
Stop Letting Them Drive
“If you don’t want to go where they are going, don’t let them have control of your language. One of the most remarkable thing about our current imbroglios is how readily Christians cede control over their language to the adversary. You are being steered” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 211).
To Make Things Microbetter
“The best response to microaggressions should be a good dose of microcaring” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 207).
Civilized Fighting
“I do believe in rules for polemical discourse. I believe that a biblical approach to it allows us to hit hard and above the belt. But God defines for us where the belt is” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 205).
I Am Not Even Sure He Cared . . .
“Never forget that being Jesus-like with the woman caught in adultery and being Jesus-like with the men who all had rocks in their hands is experienced by those two kinds of people in very different ways. ‘And beginning with the eldest, they departed one by one. And Shamuel said to Jonathan the elder as they …
So That’s Not the Problem
“Evangelical florists, photographers, and bakers are the sweetest people in the world. They are so sweet that diabetics can’t be friends with them” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 195).
Jesus Was No Dialog Partner
“People like Jesus get crucified. Jesus didn’t teach and preach in such a way as to ‘get a hearing,’ unless you count that hearing in the middle of the night before the Sanhedrin” (Same Sex Mirage, p. 194).