Comments on: Pet Peeve #26 – Christianese

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:23:36 +0000

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

By: Ben Cotten

Ben Cotten — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:48:50 +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. ;-)

By: Jeff McQ

Jeff McQ — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:56:20 +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.

By: Ben Cotten

Ben Cotten — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:41:50 +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.

By: Little Birdie » Blog Archive » Christian-ese: Can we help it?

Little Birdie » Blog Archive » Christian-ese: Can we help it? — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:23:11 +0000

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:30 +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.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:06:00 +0000

and i thought understanding Christianese came by “osmosis” what was i thinking…