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1 " The name outlaw Christian describes the kind of Christian I am and the kind I’m setting myself free to become: namely, a follower of Jesus who no longer accepts cocky clichés, hackneyed hope, or snappy theodicies—defenses of God’s goodness and power—that explain away evil and suffering with a theo-magical sleight of hand. An outlaw Christian doesn’t condemn questions or discourage doubt. Instead, an outlaw Christian seeks to live an authentic life of faith and integrity, and chooses the defy the unwritten laws governing suffering, grief, and hope that our culture and religious traditions have asked us to ingest. The faith of an outlaw Christian is bold, outspoken, and active in a world of pain. "
2 " I wonder if anyone who needs a snappy song service can really appreciate the meaning of the cross. "
― Reinhold Niebuhr , Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic
3 " Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. "
― Anne Lamott , Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
4 " No more tubs for me." I jumped off the bed and pulled on a pair of Pack sweats. " They make me lose all sense." Curran sprawled on the bed with a big self-satisfied smile. " Want to know a secret?" " Sure." " It's not the bathtub, baby." Well, aren't we smug. I picked up the corner of the lowest mattress and made a show of looking under it." What are you looking for?" " A pea Your Majesty." " What?" " You heard me." I jumped back as he lunged and his fingers missed me by an inch." Getting slow in your old age." " I thought you liked it slow." A flashback to last night mugged me and my mind executed a full stop.He laughed. " Ran out of snappy comebacks?" " Hush. I'm trying to think of one. "
5 " Being snappy is a symptom of an argument we forgot to have some way back. "
― Alain de Botton
6 " What was I waiting for with regards to the sea-soaked woman laughing in front of me? What would I tell myself if I didn't watch her grow gorgeously ripe with our baby? If we didn't become sleep-deprived and snappy with each other as we tried to navigate the stormy seas of parenthood together. "
― Dorothy Koomson , The Woman He Loved Before
7 " 'The Iliad' includes some snappy sports reporting, and writers ever since have been probing athletes for signifiers, for metaphor amped by grit under pressure. "
8 " In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children. "
