“To the average professed Christian today, living so far below normal, New Testament Christianity would be a shock.” Would BeTodayChristianChristianityNormalAverageChristian InspirationalShockTestamentNew Testament Author:Vance Havner
“You feel it in there, pacing your heart sometimes, and it has what's called a defibrillator. Should I suffer that arhythmia, it's generally sudden death. And the paddles that are internal shock you back and restore your rhythm to its normal and natural state.” FeelsShouldHeartSometimesStatesSufferingNaturalNormalRhythmShockInternalsShould IPacingSudden DeathDefibrillators Author:Victoria Gotti
“We're going to be surprised when we discover that things in Heaven are normal and natural, much like this life. Of course, it will be better, much more beautiful and supernatural, without all the troubles, trials, tribulations, suffering, tears and pain we have here. However, it will still be enough like this life that we will survive the change and not suffer some sort of traumatic culture shock. It'll be life very much like we're living now, only without the bad and evil.” StillsEnoughPainBeautifulSufferingCultureCoursesEvilHeavenNaturalTroubleTearsNormalTrialsThis LifeShockHeavenlyTribulationCulture Shock Author:David Berg
“When you can assume that your audience holds the same beliefs you do, you can relax and use more normal means of talking to it; when you have to assume that it does not, then you have to make your vision apparent by shock -- to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.” MeanDoeHardUseBeliefTalkingVisionAudienceFiguresNormalDrawsBlindAssumingHearingShockRelaxGrotesque Book:Three by Flannery O'Connor: Wise blood, The violent bear it away, Everything that rises must converge Source: Three by Flannery O'Connor: Wise blood, The violent bear it away, Everything that rises must converge