Larry Eskridge Quotes

#1. He (Chuck Smith) was leery of music that moved the body more than the soul.

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#2. Conversions were easy, but making full-time disciples was hard.

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#3. Grace Apostolic Church in Elyria, Ohio, underwrote The Carpenter's Shop;

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#4. (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.

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#5. The Jesus Movement had survived the fad phase and was settling down for the long haul.

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#6. 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.

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#7. 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

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#8. 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

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