For a Glory and a Covering Quotes

“Christian equality can be described as equity, or even-handedness. Egalitarianism, in contrast, demands sameness, or equality of outcome. These two visions of equality are about as comparable as dry and wet. Think of it in terms of ten teenage boys trying to dunk a basketball: equity means that they all face the same ten-foot standard, and only two them them can do it — equity thus usually means differences in outcome. Egalitarianism wants equality of outcome, and there is only one way to get that — lower the net. Sameness of outcome requires differences in the standards.”
― Douglas Wilson, For a Glory and a Covering: A Practical Theology of Marriage

“A husband and wife should say, “We should honor our parents so that it will go well with our children.” They ought not say, “Our children should honor their parents (which turns out to be us!) so that it will go well with us.” This may seem just like a slight difference, but it is the distance between heaven and hell. If you are given to excuses and rationalizations with regard to your parents, do you really think there will be no such excuses available to your children thirty years from now?”
― Douglas Wilson, For a Glory and a Covering: A Practical Theology of Marriage