Quotes from 'Blue Like Jazz'
"We dream of Christ's love for His bride reading like Romeo and Juliet ; two equals enflamed in liberal love. I think its more like Lucentio's pursuit of Bianca in Taming of the Shrew . That is, the groom endearing the belligerent bride with kindness, patience, and love. " pg 86 "I was in a lot of pain from the hike, so I was in no mood to mess around. There was no trying to impress Him, no speaking the right words. I simply began to pray and talk to God the way a child might talk to his father....Beneath the billion starts and beside the river, I called out to God, softly. 'Hello?' " pg 99 "I will love God because he first loved me. I will obey God because I love God. But if I cannot accept God's love, I cannot love Him in return, and I cannot obey Him. Self discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will. ...accepting God's kindness and free love is something the devil does not want us to do.