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Language barriers by Bruce Wadd
“There is a short backward leg, point, mid-on, mid-off…” drooled the cricket commentator. I realized at this point that, despite being a cricket watcher for most of my adult life, I really didn’t understand the different field positions.
Facing foreign languages is not merely country based. There is the computer industry, the surfing world, the medical fraternity, SMS vernacular, rap music [I still can’t understand a word], even ‘Christian’ speak.
The last item I refer to as ‘Christianese’. As a writer, I fight against using these kinds of words all the time. Do people understand what I am saying? Am I using relatable and engaging language rather than words that separate?
So I would ask you … is your ‘Christian speak’ foreign to those around you? Because today I encourage you to make your relationship with Jesus relatable to the people you touch every day. If it doesn’t … what’s the point?
“A tree is identified by its fruit… For a man’s heart determines his speech.” Matthew 12:33a, 34b
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really was still a foreign language to me … and I know the game!