i heard a funny story on NPR yesterday afternoon
an author was talking about 9/11
she said she had to walk home that day because all the subways and such were shutdown
and she stopped in a bar
two business men were talking and one said, “man this is just like pearl harbor”
the other asked what pearl harbor was
he responded, “It’s when vietnam bombed the pearl harbor and started the vietnam war”
These folks vote. Beware. 🙂
I was looking for an e-mail address of a friend today and came across this via Google Books:
I don’t think it’s the same Charles R. Diffee I was looking for, but if I can find his current e-mail address I’ll be sure and ask him about it.
“Evangelical pastors have to read A New Kind of Christian wrapped in a Playboy cover.”
-Tony Jones
in his latest book The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
Common Craft shares a great video highlighting the features of Rockwells Retro Encabulator.
Be sure you watch this one. The technology is amazing!
Ok… did you watch it? Truth be known, it’s a hoax.
Behind the announcer is simply a bank of large circuit breaker panels. You can find these in any large building. This is a hoax video produced by Rockwell for a sales meeting.
But it got me thinking – is this what we sound like when we talk Christianese to “non-believers?” Is this what I sound like when I talk government and history to my wife? Is this what I sound like when I talk about technology to my friends and family?
Consider the audience.
While terms like Son of God, kingdom, good news, Messiah, Parousia (or presence), Savior, faith, Lord and Emmanuel may have been familiar to Jews and Romans in the time of Christ (see “Jesus for President
While I’m not suggesting we change all our terminology, I think we need to be careful to explain and share our understanding of the terms and ideas that those outside (and maybe even inside) the church aren’t familiar with.
Otherwise, to them it may feel like standing in line at Starbucks for the first time, hearing folks in front of them rattle off, “Venti, skinny, 2 shots, no-whip, Cinnamon Dulce Latte.”
