The following is a list of phrases in the impenetrable language of “Christianese.” For those unfamiliar with this strange dialect, below you’ll find a helpful Christianese-English Dictionary so that you can find out what your Christian friend is really saying to you. I first read this on Mark Waltz’s site who read it on Amber [...]
Archive for January, 2008
28 Jan
Shopping for God
When the Holy Spirit moves – amazing things happen.
And when He moves away…not so amazing things happen.
So this past Friday night I am sitting at my favorite Starbucks – my wife and her friend talking home school stuff, while me and the corresponding spouse reposition our chairs to talk guy stuff.
We push our way through [...]
22 Jan
Dirty Table Clothes
First Impressions…
In an effort to keep our church black table clothes looking sharp, I loaded 12 of the most stained, most wrinkled clothes into the Jeep and drove them to Dash Cleaners (for you locals – Van Dyke and Gunn). It just so happened that God had set up a Devine appointment between me [...]
20 Jan
My Pastor Could Beat Up Your Pastor….
Why are some Pastors just better than others?
I believe it’s all about connection. Here are few listener statements that ALL pastors would do well to consider – I don’t condone these (at least not 3 of them This list is from by one of my favorite communicators – Tony Morgan:
I want [...]
18 Jan
Racism
I am a Caucasian male and have no idea what it feels like to be the victim of racism.
But last night I experienced this horrible act first hand…at the expense of someone I love.
I coach a local varsity girl’s basketball team. One of my players is African American.
She is part of my family. [...]
17 Jan
Workaholic?
My name is Roy and I’m a workaholic.
Or at least that’s what I’ve been called. Never have understood it.
I must admit that names do carry weight and subsequently I have shouldered “working” guilt for years…but now, perhaps, I wonder if it has been misapplied?
Seth Godin said “A workaholic lives on fear. It’s fear [...]
15 Jan
Homosexuality
One thing I love about my new gig – I’m the guy who receives all emails sent through the website to Grace Family Church. Because I have them forwarded to my cell phone, my response time is nearly immediate – just an attempt to provide an excellent High Touch First Impression.
But a few days [...]
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