Dave Warnock > Quotes

“I was grieving for my unrealized expectation of God.”
― 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

“We need you to demonstrate rapid repentance,”
― 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

“I finally gave up and eliminated whatever it was in me that needed his approval.”
― 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

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

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

“She had long, flowing Farrah Fawcett hair and wore a form-fitting white jumpsuit that accentuated her dark skin. The sleeves of the jumpsuit were cut short, showing off her long, slim arms, and wedge heels beneath her bell-bottomed legs made her look taller than she already was.  As she glanced quickly around the room, I didn’t manage to catch her eye. I was a bit distracted for the rest of that training session, and knew I needed to find out more about this beautiful young woman. I kept glancing across the room as the afternoon wore on, noticing little things about her. She wore a charm bracelet on her left wrist, and what looked like a family heirloom ring was nestled on the slender pinkie of her right hand.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“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 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

“tamping down the heat that simmered within us.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Influence: that was the currency. Everyone seemed to want more.”
― 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

“Dave’s not afraid to get his hands dirty.”
― 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

“I understand,” she answered quietly, but her eyes said otherwise.”
― 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

“He would tell us about the time his six-year-old son was hit by a car right in front of him, how God spoke in his ear and said, “I could raise him from the dead, but don’t ask me to.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“Her emotions were raw, and her questions unfiltered.”
― 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

“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

“Now, I stared at the ring on the Bible where a beer can had sat too long.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“We had learned that when God spoke to Patty, it was wise not to question.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“her eyes were seaglass green,”
― 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

“Empathy instead of shame.”
― Dave Warnock, Childish Things: A Memoir

“She liked to think of herself as a prayer warrior.”
― 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

“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