Christianese Language Quotes & Sayings

We have our own language. Christianese ... We don't say 'He's out of his mind,' no, we say 'That's our youth pastor. — Tim Hawkins

One learns more of Christ in being married and rearing children than in several lifetimes spent in study in a monastery. — Martin Luther

I always thought my family was so bizarre, so when people started coming up to me and saying, 'My family was exactly like yours,' I was completely knocked out. — Mary Karr

Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence - not detachment and objectivity. — Friedrich Nietzsche

First the smiles, then the lies. Last comes gunfire. — Stephen King

You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: cast in bronze, braced in stone. Only something heartless could bear the full weight. — Jane Hirshfield

Fear not your flame as you flood your caverns with firelight. — Gina Greenlee

Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic. — Carl Olson

With women, the heart argues, not the mind. — Jane Austen