God's Forever Family Quotes

“On fire for the Lord,” the Yoes began to talk to their friends about Jesus and even went so far as to name their dog “Repent” so they could stand in the city’s parks and shout the canine’s name and their message at the top of their lungs.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“Grace Apostolic Church in Elyria, Ohio, underwrote The Carpenter’s Shop;”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“(Pastor Chuck) Smith told his elders in no uncertain terms that if the church had to turn away young people because of bare feet and clothes that they would be better off ripping up the carpet and replacing the pews with steel folding chairs.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“Conversions were easy, but making full-time disciples was hard.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“He (Chuck Smith) was leery of music that moved the body more than the soul.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“The Jesus Movement had survived the fad phase and was settling down for the long haul.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“The Jesus People experience proved to be a staging area for tens of thousands of young Americans who were making up their mind about marriage, schooling, and careers”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“As the Living Room made contact with a steady stream of hippies and the big house bulged at the seams with runaway teens, Evangelical Concerns began to promote the group among the churches in the Bay Area. Ted Wise and a revolving mix of the Living Room men were frequently slated for guest appearances at Sunday night services and pastors’ meetings. As exotic to the audience as any missionary returned from New Guinea, they would give their testimonies, tell about their work with the hippies, and field questions from teens and adults alike. A January 1968 appearance at Thornton Avenue Baptist Church in Fremont, California, was described in a local newspaper: Ted Wise... was accompanied... by two more converts, “Steve” and “Dan.” All three wore typical hippie garb—corduroy trousers, wide belts, casual shirts without ties, and black boots. Dan added a leather jacket decorated with long fringe, and Ted sported a wooden ornament on a long leather thong around his neck. The trio also wore their hair long and had over-sized moustaches.”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

“Within a few weeks, she was a full-blown hippie Christian, living at the House of Zaccheus and attending St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, which struck her as “so cool” because they could be “dressed like hippies” and yet “come to church.” 30”
― Larry Eskridge, God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America