“Doubt knocks politely; unbelief already changed the locks.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
C H O FMINISTRY™BISHOP HOUSTON’S WISDOM WHISPERS™
The Epigram
Gallery
Truth with an edge. Theology with a turn. Wisdom brief enough to remember and sharp enough to expose what the soul hoped to conceal.
THE ART OF THE TURN
A maxim points.
An epigram turns the mirror.
The maxim gives a principle to carry. The epigram gives a sentence that changes direction at the last moment—using irony, contrast, paradox, and wit to expose the distance between what people profess and how they live.
“The algorithm knows your appetite better than you know your soul.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
TWO VOLUMES
Two angles on the human condition.
Each volume contains 300 epigrams, but each enters the work through a different literary door.
VOLUME ONE · 300 EPIGRAMS
The Human Heart Under Examination
20 THEMATIC ROOMSVOLUME TWO · 300 EPIGRAMS
Paradox, Irony & Kingdom Reversal
29 THEMATIC ROOMSTHE COMPLETE GALLERY
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“The man most certain he needs no God is usually the one God is most patiently pursuing.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Doubt knocks politely; unbelief already changed the locks.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“I stopped believing in coincidences the day too many of them showed up on schedule.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Faith is the only muscle that grows stronger the heavier the load it refuses to drop.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“He prayed for a sign, then complained God was too obvious.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The atheist's loudest argument is often just a prayer he's embarrassed to finish.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Some ask God for proof, then look away when He hands them a mirror.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Believing is easy; it's the trusting afterward that costs you everything.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“He wanted a faith that fit in his pocket and wondered why it never moved mountains.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The safest place to hide from God is inside a religion He was never invited to.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“She had enough faith to be miserable and just short of enough to be free.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Certainty is cheap; conviction is the one that bleeds.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Faith without risk is just optimism with a Bible verse taped on.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“He kept God on retainer and wondered why he never felt owned.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The blind man saw more than the crowd that came to watch him.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The humble man wins the argument by refusing to have it.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Pride is the only crown that gets heavier the more you polish it.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“He was so busy being right that he forgot to be redeemed.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The ego's favorite disguise is the word "principle."”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Nothing shrinks a man faster than the sound of his own applause.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“He spent years climbing toward importance, only to discover the height had carried him away from purpose.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The proud man's résumé is long precisely because his character is short.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“Some people are self-made and it shows in the craftsmanship.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
“The moment humility asks to be admired, it has already left the room.”— Bishop W. F. Houston Jr.
SUGAR-FREE GOSPEL™
The sharp sentence is not cruel.
It simply refuses to flatter.
Written by Bishop W. F. Houston Jr. for C H O F Ministry™.