“Speak Human Please” by Charles Lee

2 Responses to ““Speak Human Please” by Charles Lee”

1. Daniel says:

   November 17, 2009 at 11:59 am

   Ha! you’re acting as if we ourselves understand the language many of our “faith leaders” use. Every explain to someone what the GLORY of God is? Ever try to explain it to yourself? It’s harder than we think! Now what happens when a pastor or preacher says, ” all i want is to bask in God’s glory…” What the heck?!! See what i mean?

   Saying that this is a phenominon that occurs in any company or group/tribe makes it seem normal and less harmful than it really is.
2. Nathan says:

   November 17, 2009 at 12:01 pm

   Interestingly, Jesus both followed this principle and didn’t. He told stories about the Kingdom of God in a way that people could relate to (stories of farmers and widows and servants and masters), but he didn’t always explain them, at least not up front. His stories raised questions, and those who were curious stuck around later for the answers.

   JJ Abrams talks about how the power of mystery is critical to good storytelling. A good mystery hooks an audience in, gets them to pay attention and ask questions, and sustains and maintains their interest.

   It feels like an awful lot of Christians either dumb down the message, or use such irrelevant language that no one gets what they’re talking about. I wonder if a better question for Christians might be, does the language we use get people to ask questions? Are people more curious or less curious after they meet us?