Christian cliches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:53:40 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Christian cliches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Church-speak clichés that rile millennials https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/11/15/church-speak-cliches-rile-millennials/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:30:46 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=52046 Kristin Lenz, born 1983, says, "I hold within me both cynicism and hope. I left the church. I came back. Speaking about the millennial general she says, "For some of us, the clichés are still maddening and alienating." Recently she asked her followers online for the five church clichés that they tend to hate the most. These Read more

Church-speak clichés that rile millennials... Read more]]> Kristin Lenz, born 1983, says, "I hold within me both cynicism and hope. I left the church. I came back.

Speaking about the millennial general she says, "For some of us, the clichés are still maddening and alienating."

Recently she asked her followers online for the five church clichés that they tend to hate the most. These were the top five responses: continue reading

 

Church-speak clichés that rile millennials]]> 52046 10 cliches Christians should avoid https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/07/13/10-cliches-christians-should-avoid/ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:31:15 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=29486

We Christians have a remarkable talent for sticking our feet in our mouths. When searching the words most commonly associated with "Christian," the list ain't pretty. I think part of this can be attributed to a handful of phrases that, if stricken from our vocabulary, might make us a little more tolerable. Yes, these things Read more

10 cliches Christians should avoid... Read more]]> We Christians have a remarkable talent for sticking our feet in our mouths. When searching the words most commonly associated with "Christian," the list ain't pretty. I think part of this can be attributed to a handful of phrases that, if stricken from our vocabulary, might make us a little more tolerable. Yes, these things may mean something to you, but trust me, non-Christians don't share your love for these tried-and-true cliches.

So in no particular order, here are 10 phrases Christians should lose with a quickness:

"Everything happens for a reason." I've heard this said more times than I care to. I'm not sure where it came from either, but it's definitely not in the Bible. The closest thing I can come up with is "To everything, there is a season," but that's not exactly the same. The fact is that faith, by definition, is not reasonable. If it could be empirically verified with facts or by using the scientific method, it wouldn't be faith. It would be a theory. Also, consider how such a pithy phrase sounds to someone who was raped. Do you really mean to tell them there's a reason that happened? Better to be quiet, listen and, if appropriate, mourn alongside them. But don't dismiss grief or tragedy with such a meaningless phrase. Read more

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