“She walked briskly up to them, her blouse bouncing provocatively, as much as to say in stereo that we dare you to do anything but look at our forehead” (Evangellyfish, p. 57).
Caution Is Not Accusation
“You can lock your doors at night without accusing every person who walks by of attempted thievery, and you can pull back when someone crosses your ‘friendly line’ without accusing them of ‘attempted adultery.’ Godly jealousy sets particular standards — for friendships, for get-togethers, for business lunches, for entertainment standards, for dress, and so on” …
Coming or Going?
“The incarnation meant that freedom came here, down to us, and it did not mean that freedom was offered to us somewhere far off, beyond the clouds. Because of the incarnation, Christians have been taught to pray for Christ’s kingdom to come, not for His kingdom to go” (5 Cities, p. 187).
Rainy Day Toddler
“Every high profile case, there she was with the truck, getting underfoot like a toddler on a rainy day” (Evangellyfish, p. 56).
No Telepathic Powers
“Godly jealousy should be insightful, not blind — insightful jealousy sees what no one else is seeing. But so do men with hallucinations — which is why godly jealousy remembers the rules of evidence. Being jealous does not grant us telepathic powers” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 17).
Hattan As a Suffix
“The legacy of New York is the wealth that free trade brings, and if we want to keep that legacy, we have to learn how to handle that wealth. Man does not live by bread alone, and this is not altered by adopting hattan as a suffix” (5 Cities, p. 182).
A Delicate Pale
“The sunset was beautifully understated, and spread out over the western sky like the pale, pastel inside of an oyster shell. But it had been quite a day, and the oyster was a little annoyed” (Evangellyfish, p. 53).
Not a Dialogue Partner
“The iconoclastic and ‘unreasonable’ Puritan, the Tishbite roaring out of the desert who did not come to initiate ‘constructive dialogue,’ and the reforming king who hates idols are all preeminent examples of godliness. This is because in a holy way, jealousy is intractable, righteous, and in many cases altogether terrifying” (For a Glory and a …
An Unexpected Shift
“It is difficult for us to understand this now, but for many centuries, the Muslim powers were at the center of civilization, and they scarcely paid any attention to the scattered Christian nations to their northwest. Embedded deeply in today’s Muslim psyche is the notino that something has gone terribly wrong” (5 Cities, p. 178).
Which Is Why It Strikes Some As An Attractive Business Model
“It was a sweet setup. He had the sweetest setup in the history of the world, short of a few popes. No shareholders. No product. No inventory” (Evangellyfish, p. 50).