Childish Things Quotes

“Questions with predetermined answers are not truly questions. When we entertain those questions, we are merely playing games with ourselves. We are pretending to explore real answers, but we don’t dare open ourselves up to a different answer, one that wasn’t expected. One that wasn’t safe.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I wanted to stare at the Pacific Ocean. I wanted to stare at the giant sequoia trees.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I finally gave up and eliminated whatever it was in me that needed his approval.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Dear David, Ever since the Lord SAVED me, a WORTHLESS SINNER 40 years ago, I’ve never neglected a single day to read the Bible. It’s made all the difference in my life. And as I’ve told you, you need to be reading the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. Every other version is a PERVERSION. That’s the only true version authenticated by the Lord.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“It was as if I were an actor, and I had been given lines to deliver. I hit my marks.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I was grieving for my unrealized expectation of God.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“After a few minutes of hollow praying,”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“A guttural cry came from her throat, like a wounded animal.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I wanted to let you know that we accept your repentance, and we will advise the kids that they can renew their relationship with you now.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Please, test me. Give me a chance to have a relationship with you. We love you.” Phebe had started to cry. “Let me show you.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I glanced at Phebe and noticed her hands shaking, then realized she was trembling all over, like an ill person. Bethany had told her they were coming to “hear our hearts.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Hurt people hurt people,”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“We need you to demonstrate rapid repentance,”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“As Donna relayed this experience to me the next day, she told me that the look in Phebe’s eyes as she turned to her was a mixture of pain, confusion, fear, and something she couldn’t quite recognize. She had never seen another mother hurt like that right in front of her.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“He looked up at me without saying a word and went back to his wrestling with God.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Her emotions were raw, and her questions unfiltered.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I guess you could get the Christmas tree.” Inexplicably, our brittle-branched spruce Christmas tree had not caught fire.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I wanted to understand what God was doing. I wanted to understand what God was not doing. And I wanted to know why.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“As I studied my Bible, I saw that Jesus had more to say about answered prayer than almost anything. And yet, I just didn’t see a lot of it.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Her voice was tired. Resigned. She sounded lost and afraid. Over the summer I had said all the words I knew to say to Janet, to anyone in her position. And I could not bring myself to say those words again. I was just done. I realized suddenly that neither of us had said anything for what seemed like hours, but was actually just a couple of minutes of silence.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“She liked to think of herself as a prayer warrior.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“That night we circulated sign-up sheets for a 24/7 prayer vigil.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Ruth called herself an Intercessor, capital “I.” Those were people who believed God had given them a gift of intercessory prayer, and that He gave special attention to their prayers.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“I was alarmed at his anger. And a little sick to my stomach. Why couldn’t we just be working together to try to serve the people and minister the love of Jesus to the community? Why did it have to be complicated?”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Influence: that was the currency. Everyone seemed to want more.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Dave’s not afraid to get his hands dirty.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“We remained silent as the waitress came by to refill our coffee. The truth of my confession settled over the table like a dirty film. I caught my breath and sipped the hot, bitter coffee, letting it burn my throat. I was glad for the pain.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“$14.95! It’s too much!” My voice was louder than I expected. I took a breath. “We have got to quit spending money! Real life is not FantasyLand!”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“My impression of things was that God was not pleased with how we had behaved in the past year. So there was a cloud of shame that hovered over us that first night as we shared the marriage bed. And thereafter.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“We had prayed for God’s presence to be evident to the friends and family who were seated in the yard. We knew that many of them did not know the Lord. Everything in our lives was an opportunity to be a witness for the Lord, including our wedding.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir