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Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Amy — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:23:36 -0000

Funny. Yowza, Dude! That post is like hittin', spittin' and laughin at the same time.

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Ben Cotten — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:48:50 -0000

Good to know you are reading this to The Body. I hope that it will bring a hedge of protection around the bretheren and cause them to soar like eagles on the winds of His mercy. ;-)

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Jeff McQ — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:56:20 -0000

LOL! Bless your heart, brother! I loved this post so much I'm going to print it off and read it to my simple church this morning! Can I get an Amen?

You have such a sweet spirit. Keep going for Jesus! God is good.

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Ben Cotten — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:50 -0000

"Bless his heart" is probably my favorite. It can have so many levels of meaning depending on the tone of voice and context.

I never know how to respond to the "sweet spirit" compliment, though I rarely ever get it... I mean, is that something I can control like my weight and hair style? Do I say "Thank you, I've been working on the sweetness level of my spirit and I think it's really paid off."? Or is a "sweet spirit" something you are born with like intelligence or a high vertical leap? In that case, I could say "Thanks. Both my parents had savory spirits, but somehow I got the sweet gene!"

I suppose the proper response is to compliment the person on their highly developed gift of encouragement.

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Kathy — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:02:30 -0000

LOL, I used that "sweet spirit" line just the other day! It's a sure thing! Kinda like "bless his heart" covers a multitude of insults in the South.

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Priscilla — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:06:00 -0000

and i thought understanding Christianese came by "osmosis" what was i thinking...

Re: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

Peggie — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:27:49 -0000

Having been a pastor's wife for about 29 years all I can say is.....

Thought I was going to say "Amen" huh? It always struck me funny that so many would pray like that or speak like that. People in the world had no idea what some people were saying, hey, I grew up in church and was the pastor's wife and still could not figure out some peoples attempts at trying to sound spiritual!

Thanks for a great blog post!