kairos time, kairos moment
If you said that kairos time was the Christian version of carpe diem (“seize the day”), you would be more right than wrong. Kairos time refers to a window of opportunity, but this window is also a limited-time offer.
purpling, making purple
“No purpling!” It’s a familiar cry at church retreats and youth camps. But what does it mean? In a nutshell, it’s when the boys and girls at your youth camp start pairing off!
missionary kid (MK)
A missionary kid, sometimes abbreviated MK, is someone who grew up abroad because one or both of their parents were missionaries.
evanjellyfish, evanjellybean
When is an evangelical not an evangelical? When he’s an evanjellyfish or an evanjellybean! In all honesty, it’s not the nicest thing you can call someone, but it’s still Christianese and so it’s going into the Dictionary.
smoking hot wife
“Smoking hot wife.” Is it a term of endearment a Christian man is free to give his wife in public? Or is it a potentially sexist label that should be carefully avoided? (And besides all that: where did it come from in the first place?)
chreaster, Christmas and Easter Christian
Chreasters are folks who show up to church only about twice a year… on Christmas and Easter. Christmas + Easter = Chreaster!
check in one’s spirit
As you were making a decision, have you ever felt a sudden unease? It might mean that God is trying to get your attention!
popcorn prayer
Did you know that there are five distinct meanings of “popcorn prayer”? How many meanings do you know?
My interview on the Drew Marshall show (March 30)
I was recently interviewed on the Drew Marshall Show—a program billed as “Canada’s Most Listened to Spiritual Talkback Program.”
Prego Christian
“It’s in there!” What started as a 1984 commercial for spaghetti sauce unintentionally inspired two different definitions for “Prego Christian”!
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